Here's the deal, my car makes this strange metallic sound ONLY when turning right, but the sound is only coming from the left side of the car. I don't think it is a CV joint for two reasons:

1. The whole half shaft on that side was replaced with a brand new one a month and a half ago and it looks to be in tip-top condition.
2. This sound does not match what my previously clicking CV joints sounded like.

So, what is it? A wheel bearing? Suspension?

My car may have actually been making this sound for a long time, for I remember thinking I heard something when I picked the car up right after the halfshafts were replaced, but not worrying about it since it was just back from being worked on. Heck, I imagine it probably made this sound BEFORE I had the old halfshafts replaced, but I just couldn't hear it over the awefully clicking CVs.

Please help! It's driving me nuts!

1995Volvo850

 

Sounds like a metal shield, perhaps the brake dust shield. Bad wheel bearings don't typically sound like that. I can't t think of a suspension noise that represents either.

 

How can I check that? Can I check that without taking the wheel off? I don't have a jack.

That would make sense, considering I noticed it after I got it back from the mechanic, who also replaced the brake rotors and pads.

 

+1 thats the dust shield. It's going to be a lot easier if you take the wheel off. All you need to do is bend it back away from the rotor, and your good to go. It's a very common occurrence when brakes are changed, or axel work is performed.

 

Just noticed you didn't have a jack. Looks like your going to have to slide under it then, to bend it back. Otherwise, take it back to the mechanic, and have him do it.

 

Wow, I LOVE you all right now!!

Without taking the wheel off, but rather just turning the steering wheel all the way to one side, I was able to tap the left brake shield, and sure enough it rattled and made exactly the same sound that I was hearing, but when I checked the right shield it was secure and made no sound. Thanks guys!

 

You're welcome! Glad it was simple and free to fix, too.

 

Me too!

 

Dude, go to a junk yard and get a jack. Not that you want to be under the car with one of those jacks but what are you going to do WHEN you get a flat?

 

Oh, I have the one in the trunk, but I don't trust it for ANYTHING other than changing a flat in an absolute emergency. It's a friend of mine who has a nice garage jack and jack stands that I use for maintenance. I suppose I should just say, "Right now, I don't have access to a jack that I consider reliable for this job," rather than "I don't have a jack." Sorry about the confusion!

Also, I NEVER go under any car supported solely by a jack, whether its a trunk jack or a mechanics jack. It would suck to be a pancake!

 

Smart Man!!

Also smart enough to know you don't need to own a jack and stands, you just need to know a friend who does...