front end vibration
I just started noticing a vibration type of noise from the front end of my 99 S70 AWD. The vibration pitch increases with speed and is especially noticeable when I turn the wheel to the right, and it almost disappears when I turn the wheel to the left. The noise is a constant hum, not like a rotational noise where there's a pause as the tire rotates around again. I hope this is descriptive enough...
Last time I had the car serviced, they noted that I had a loose right tie rod. Could this be vibrating and causing the noise? I also just had the tires replaced a month ago, but hadn't noticed this noise until this last weekend... Any suggestions would be very helpful before the mechanic starts giving me a laundry list of things to fix. Thanks! |
Tie rod inner's and outer's are a good place to start.
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also check your axles
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Could be a wheel bearing. If it's louder when turning to the right, it's most likely the left wheel bearing because that's where the weight of the car is shifting to.
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Same situation here. I have a loud hum while driving but gets louder when i turn right. I just had 4 new tires put in with both front and rear alignment. Last time this happened to me in my other car, it was the bearing.
I had my tires changed at Town Fair Tires. The guy inspected the car and told me he didn't see any movement in the wheels. So I was thinking if it was a tire rod it would have been obvious to them. Bearing on the other side is not obvious all the times unless you're driving. Any suggestions? |
Check Your inner/outer c/v joints.
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I would start with checking the tires. Make sure they are balanced.
Then I would check the wheel bearings. A small pit in a bearing can cause the noise, it will only get worse. Bearings are a pretty easy fix. That was the problem with a Honda Accord I had. |
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