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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Help me diagnose this sound...

I'm fairly sure this problem is just a general automotive thing and isn't RL specific, but I'll ask here anyway... So whenever I make a hard left turn, usually at a decent pace, I'll start hearing this noise coming from the right side of the car. It sounds like it's coming from the wheel, so it could be brakes or suspension. Then, after I straighten the wheel, the sound is usually still there, but less noticeable. The sound, I really have nothing better to compare it to than a lawn sprinkler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0GxpEJKxH8

The sound speeds up as I go faster. Sometimes I hear it, sometimes I don't. We took it in to a shop, but they never heard it. They took stuff apart and said nothing looked out of place. I think it's something rubbing in the brakes, or it could be a suspension part.

Anyone else experience this? Thanks in advance...
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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Bad bearing? Axle?
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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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You know what, it could be that. I've noticed that the car has become increasingly loud from the rear over bumps, so its possible that they are related.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Noise from front end

I also had a similar strange noise that I only heard when going around corners. Thought it was something caught and rubbing. Turns out, when I was trying to fix another problem, I dropped a bolt down into the shroud, and I noticed it was loose on the right side, and I could pull it enough to make it hit the tire, so I am sure thats what the noise was. Drilled some half inch holes and secured with wire ties. No more noise.
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