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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 06:14 AM
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Unhappy Weird sounds from Driver Side Wheel:

Okay, I have these two sounds that seem to be coming from my driver's side front wheel. I brought it into my mechanic for the one sound, but he can't seem to find anything wrong.

First sound is when I just pull off, the car makes a light circular sound, sort of a rattling.

Second sound is when I hit things like a manhole, I hear a clank sound front he front wheel. Not exactly sure what it is but if anyone has any input of what to check for, then I can relay it over to my mechanic. The clank sound just started a few days ago...

Thanks for you help CL.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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You sure it's the suspension? Sounds like a heat shield on your exhaust honestly.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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are you sure they checked the balljoints?

what year is your car?
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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it's a 2000 GS 300, last time I had STS check the ball joints and such, everything looked good. I will inquire about the heat shield....I just hate not knowing cause I can't drop it off until Saturday and I don't want it to breakdown on me on a major highway
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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Could be ball joints. Have them checked either way. It's not expensive, and it's a life saver.
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