hooterbif

For the past four months, I have heard a squealing coming from the front driver wheel area when I have the steering wheel turned, even just a bit, either left or right AND I am accelerating or decelerating. As soon as I take my foot off the accelerator, while continuing to turn, the noise stops.

I just had new rotors/pads installed today, and I still hear the noise. I didn't really suspect that the old ones were giving me the problem, but I needed to replace them anyway.

I am wondering if the problem is the outer driver tie rod. I did just recently replace a completely worn passenger outer tie rod.

Anyone familiar with this problem?

BDSL

is it a brake squeal or belt squeal noise?

If the squealing noise happened before the brake job, it is probably your belt. Check and adjust belt tension.

hooterbif

Thanks. I'll check the belt. I am not pressing on the brake when it squeals. It squealed before and after the brake job.

hooterbif

I have not checked the belt yet. I don't know how to do this myself, so I am waiting until I have to go to the shop to get it checked.

Meanwhile, the squeaking has gotten worse. I notice that it also happens when I downshift (no brakes) and am turning slightly at the same time.

So, in summary, I hear the noise only when I am turning slightly and accelerating (or decelerating) at the same exact time. I am leaning toward it being the driver outer tie rod or the driver wheel bearing (that was replaced two years ago).

hooterbif

I had the belts checked and they are fine.

It seems like it is definitely the bearing. Oddly, this very bearing was replaced two years ago. I recall that the technician said he had an incredibly difficult time pressing the bearing in. I wonder if it was not installed properly. I dropped the car off at that same place for them to take a look.

The shop lets me purchase parts for cheap on the internet for them to install. I want to avoid the difficulty of having to press in the new bearing, so I figure that I should get a hub and bearing assembly.

I think that I have found the right part, Moog 518509, but the picture for that part does not seem to show the individual parts assembled. Meanwhile, this part actually does look like an assembly: Moog .

Does anybody know which part is really the assembly?

hooterbif

It turns out the problem was the CV joint. The boot was ripped and all the grease was gone. I had it replaced with:


Now the ABS light is on, so I'll have to go back and get that checked.