Th3DooM
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 5, 2011
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Dresden,
Europe
Hey there,
I have an annoying rubbing/humming sound coming from the right wheel when driving and turning the steeringwheel to right hand side, even when doing it at the tiniest bit. When I take left corners or drive straight, the noise is gone. It began on a 800 miles trip on highways and country roads about 3 weeks ago. I can hear it at about 30mph and up (then it gets louder). Driving home half that distance didn't seem to worsen the problem.
I jacked up the car and tried to push on the front right wheel. When pushing and pulling with my hands at 3 and 9 o'clock I can feel a bit of minimal play, but nothing at 6 and 12, though.
My front wheel hubs are about 5 years old and installed by a professional mechanic, my tie rods and ends are about 2 years old. Every part was a quality one. I want to replace all the struts and springs with a set of coil-overs, but parts will be here not until the next 8 weeks. I need to replace my brake pads in the front, but I couldn't think of that causing the problem.
What could cause this problem? I thought about the wheel bearings myself, but I wonder why the new ones only would last less than 5 years, knowing these are the best ones I can get in my country with a pricetag of 150€ (170$)/ea
I have an annoying rubbing/humming sound coming from the right wheel when driving and turning the steeringwheel to right hand side, even when doing it at the tiniest bit. When I take left corners or drive straight, the noise is gone. It began on a 800 miles trip on highways and country roads about 3 weeks ago. I can hear it at about 30mph and up (then it gets louder). Driving home half that distance didn't seem to worsen the problem.
I jacked up the car and tried to push on the front right wheel. When pushing and pulling with my hands at 3 and 9 o'clock I can feel a bit of minimal play, but nothing at 6 and 12, though.
My front wheel hubs are about 5 years old and installed by a professional mechanic, my tie rods and ends are about 2 years old. Every part was a quality one. I want to replace all the struts and springs with a set of coil-overs, but parts will be here not until the next 8 weeks. I need to replace my brake pads in the front, but I couldn't think of that causing the problem.
What could cause this problem? I thought about the wheel bearings myself, but I wonder why the new ones only would last less than 5 years, knowing these are the best ones I can get in my country with a pricetag of 150€ (170$)/ea
