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OldNick
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Feb 27, 2015, 3:12 AM
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Puzzling wheel noise
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I hear a repetitive growlong from the rear of my car (1999/200 Hyundai Lantra 135,000Km) and I immediately think wheel bearings. I would estimate 2 brief growls per wheel rev.
However I have jacked up the car wheel by wheel and all wheels are silky smooth and silent. My experienbce of bearings (home mechanic so a few sets changed...car, trailer etc) says that if a bearing is noisy than you will hear or feel it with a spin.
Am I wrong? Is the next step to remove each bearing and feel for grinding? Do wheel bearings sometimes growl under load yet not when free spinnning the wheel?
I included the car type in case somebody knows something specific about my car model.
Any advice appreciated.
Nick
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Hammer Time
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Feb 27, 2015, 5:39 AM
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Re: Puzzling wheel noise
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You are only part right. The weight of the vehicle has a large effect on the amount of noise produced. The dragging brakes can also make that difficult. If you can get the wheel to spin free, hold one hand on a spring coil. That is where it will be most noticeable.
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OldNick
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Feb 27, 2015, 1:51 PM
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Re: Puzzling wheel noise
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@discretesignals
The trouble is the sound is so quiet that, if I drive on any surface other than total smooth road, it gets swamped. But I will try the swerving idea and see what happens.
Nick
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OldNick
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Feb 27, 2015, 1:55 PM
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Re: Puzzling wheel noise
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Ok, so load can make a difference. I will certainly give that tuch the springs idea a go. All makes sense.
Nick
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OldNick
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Mar 5, 2015, 10:54 PM
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Re: Puzzling wheel noise
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It was the brake drum  It was a bit unfair, because when I first tried spinning the wheel, there was no noise at all. When I loosened the lugnuts there was a brake scrape, but only _once_ per wheel rev. After I took the wheel off, there was the "double tap" that I had been hearing. I can only assume that loosing the wheel allowed a tiny bit of movement in the drum.
So thanks a lot for your advice and help.
Nick
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Discretesignals
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Mar 6, 2015, 5:11 PM
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Re: Puzzling wheel noise
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Great to read you got it solved  Closed as solved. Can be reopened upon request by the OP.
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