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Pyrcide
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Jun 22, 2011, 3:46 PM
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1998
Pontiac Grand Prix SE
3.8
170k
Well It's been awhile, I'm back. For those of you who don't remember I had the bad intake manifold, and thanks for the help diagnosing. Turns out not long after that, my engine threw a rod bearing (not surprising after all the coolant it burned). So after It sat it my garage for 8 months, I finally had a used engine put in it.
On to the new. I just replaced the both front tie rods and brakes pads last weekend. My rotors are shot, bad. I'm going to do them this weekend. Anyway, I made a sharp corner a couple days ago, and heard a loud thump front passenger side. Ever since then, the front passenger side area (wheel area) makes a hard clicking (or thumping) when turning and a sporatic sqeal just when driving straight. Everything I can think of points to the CV axle. I pushed up and down on the front to test the struts, and no sqeaking. Anybody disagree with the CV axle being the issue. Let me know thanks.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 22, 2011, 4:32 PM
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Welcome back
Hmmm? Just doing pads on bad rotors may account for the squeaking noise. IDK about this loud thump? Were brake pads securely in place and the caliper? Enough miles for some more than just the rotors and carefully inspect your new pads as they don't like it not being done together.
CV joints frequently make a crackle, or like pop corn popping when you turn and accelerate from a stop is a good clue that they are bad but don't usually make noise straight ahead at first. If a boot is torn and spewing grease the shaft really should go and even if not CV joint life is unknown to me. Some go, some go on forever. I've seen one without warning just snap too.
After you are convinced of the noise and do or have the work done do get a real alignment which should include a complete check of all the parts that could wear out or disallow a proper alignment. Do your best to check wheel bearings too. Good luck,
T
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Pyrcide
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Jun 22, 2011, 7:33 PM
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Thank you for the advice, but I can assure you this noise is not the brake rotors. Yes they are are shot, they have been for some time, yet this noise is quite severe. I just bought rotors for my car 3 hours ago, they will be put on by saturday evening. I had an 89 grand prix, in which, the axle collapsed into the rim, ruined both. I'm just checking all my points, before I go sinking money into the wrong problem, and once again your advice is very much appreciated, thats why I post here, I hope any advice I can give, will do the same... Thanks again
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 22, 2011, 8:56 PM
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This is tough to know exactly what by a web forum so it needs everything inspected at the age and miles. If need be get a shop to diagnose it and you can still do the work,
T
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