Mysterious Random side switching noise?
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From: Fayetteville, AR
Car: 1989 IROC-Z L98
Engine: TPI 5.7
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.77
Mysterious Random side switching noise?
This all started about February. Going down a curvy road, I turned the wheel left and all of a sudden a fairly loud roaring noise occured. It stayed that way for about two months (the car, an 89 IROC, wasn't being driven as I was at school).
I figured it was a wheel bearing, as it sounded similar to a bearing noise, and the passenger inner bearing wasn't packed properly and discolored in the heat. After a few more weeks (with the noise obviously not going away), it began to take on a new characteristic.
This is now. Also let me note that the noise doesn't occur at all if the wheel is completely centeredd. Say I'm going down the road, and everytime I just barely turn the wheel left the noise begins. I can roll the wheel just barely left and right and it will go on and off. Except randomly, the noise will stop being on the left and only occur when the wheel is turned to the right...
I have gotten the wheels balanced and aligned, and have new tires. Also, the noise gets louder the faster I go, and the harder I turn the wheel. It occurs under braking, accleration, cruising or coasting.
Help?
I figured it was a wheel bearing, as it sounded similar to a bearing noise, and the passenger inner bearing wasn't packed properly and discolored in the heat. After a few more weeks (with the noise obviously not going away), it began to take on a new characteristic.
This is now. Also let me note that the noise doesn't occur at all if the wheel is completely centeredd. Say I'm going down the road, and everytime I just barely turn the wheel left the noise begins. I can roll the wheel just barely left and right and it will go on and off. Except randomly, the noise will stop being on the left and only occur when the wheel is turned to the right...
I have gotten the wheels balanced and aligned, and have new tires. Also, the noise gets louder the faster I go, and the harder I turn the wheel. It occurs under braking, accleration, cruising or coasting.
Help?
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