I've pulled my hair out trying to figure out what is wrong with this 2000 Chrylser TC. Initially I thought it was tire noise, and I did blow out a tire at road speed a month ago. When I got the new tire on, I figured the sound would be gone, but no luck. 2 weeks later I rotated the tires and thought the sound had moved but now I realize its the same, after replacing another tire thinking it was flat-spotted.
The sound is hard to create in words. Kind-of like na-na-na-na-na, a very low sound, gets worse on turns at speed, especially curving left, and I can feel it somewhat in the steering wheel. Seemed like it was in the rear, but now I think its the left front.
So is this bearings? I don't want to go to all the trouble of replacing any if I don't need to, although I think they might be original, and at 220k miles they certainly may need replaced.
Yesterday, since I thought it was the left side, I jacked up that side and did everything I could to figure out if it was bearings. Spinning the tires, grabbing the tires and trying to see if there is any play, and amazingly, I didn't hear, feel, or see anything to indicate bearings. As bad as the sound is, I really thought I'd feel or hear crunching from one of the bearings.
It definitely is worse when turning, and the higher the speed, the louder it gets. I'm about to take it somewhere and let them figure it out, but to me, that's an extreme event as I always repair my own vehicles and hate others working on them without my involvement.
so what do ya think?
The sound is hard to create in words. Kind-of like na-na-na-na-na, a very low sound, gets worse on turns at speed, especially curving left, and I can feel it somewhat in the steering wheel. Seemed like it was in the rear, but now I think its the left front.
So is this bearings? I don't want to go to all the trouble of replacing any if I don't need to, although I think they might be original, and at 220k miles they certainly may need replaced.
Yesterday, since I thought it was the left side, I jacked up that side and did everything I could to figure out if it was bearings. Spinning the tires, grabbing the tires and trying to see if there is any play, and amazingly, I didn't hear, feel, or see anything to indicate bearings. As bad as the sound is, I really thought I'd feel or hear crunching from one of the bearings.
It definitely is worse when turning, and the higher the speed, the louder it gets. I'm about to take it somewhere and let them figure it out, but to me, that's an extreme event as I always repair my own vehicles and hate others working on them without my involvement.
so what do ya think?