echoish rubbing noises

happyclown · Post by **happyclown** » February 15th, 2006, 7:15 pm

So, driving down the highway and I notice the road noise is pretty loud... way louder than normal any. I think its getting worse but that may be because Im paying more attention to it. At first I thought something was jammed up in the wheel well and the tire was rubbin.

I took a look and all the wheel wells are clear. I wiggled all the wheels and the front drivers tire when I jerk/wiggle it left-right it has a bit of play in it and make a very light bop noise.

My diagnosis is the tierod

but...

Does that sound like a tierod to you? Do tierods make noise like that when your driving (road noise). It sorta made vibrations I could feel in my feet...

Thanks

twoie · Post by **twoie** » February 15th, 2006, 7:20 pm

the tierod ends do wear out. remove your tire and grab onto it and see if it is still seated down in the hub assembly, or does it move.

happyclown · Post by **happyclown** » February 16th, 2006, 4:22 pm

HUH

I guess its not the tierod than. Its solid. Deffinatly does not feel blown out. Turns out the little bit of wiggle and the bop noise I was hearing was the stearing column locking.

Now i'll have to invistigate furthere into the damn echoish rubbing noises