humming noise at high speed

Old 01-15-2011, 08:28 AM
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humming noise at high speed

i got this humming noise at speeds over 35/40 mph.i can tell its strictly comming from the wheels not sure which one.its not operational cause she drives and performs great,its jus that the nois is annoying and i have the slightest clue
Old 01-15-2011, 08:53 AM
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Could be a wheel bearing- if front bearing- does the sound change when you slightly turn the wheel?
Might also be a tire. Belts sometimes can separate & the tire makes a noise. sHad any tires replaced?
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or rotated the tires and noise appeared?
Have the tire shop ck the all the wheel bearings for you
RR likes to fail for some reason and noises transmit in strange directions in a car

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might be a cv/axle bearing too- the inner ones will act like that
outer bearing failure you usually hear click click click with wheels turned hard, at very low speed- as you start rolling

ck the cv rubber boots for grease trails = broken boot let grease out and grit in
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Originally Posted by totaledTL
Could be a wheel bearing- if front bearing- does the sound change when you slightly turn the wheel?
Might also be a tire. Belts sometimes can separate & the tire makes a noise. sHad any tires replaced?
just got brand new tires,had the prob for about 6mos now,but its louder when im making hard or fast right turns or curves...03 tl-type s 116xxx 2nd tranny no mods still beautiful...thanks
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get to the shop that does front end work-
that sounds like a major bearing prob you dont want failing at speed
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Our TL needed a LF wheel bearing at ~ 130K miles. Same symptoms as yours.
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bad alignment? tire noise is most noticeable around those speeds. if your previous tires didnt have much tread on them then you wouldnt get any noise. check for cupping, stepping in tread. or wheel bearings.
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Most likely wheel bearings. I had the same issue.
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the fun is finding which one- the sound travels and a front noise may be a rear bearing
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I tend to be seeing the front ones going first though.
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i had the same issue got it done for 240 front drivers side bearing
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