"Howling" noise at certain speed...tires?
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Have you jacked up each wheel under the control arms and spun them by hand, yet? Get a pry bar under the each wheel and feel for play, and side-to-side play.
You can also do a front-to-back tire swap and then take a road test for noise.
You can also do a front-to-back tire swap and then take a road test for noise.
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Update...went to the garage this week. Tirns out it was the rear, left hub bearing that was bad. Put in a new one and is quiet. I thought it was tires but still made noise with winter tires.
the garage said that the fronts are starting to make a bit of noise. Looks like i'll be changing all the rest within the year.
i guess at 12 years old and 216 000 km, not too bad???
the garage said that the fronts are starting to make a bit of noise. Looks like i'll be changing all the rest within the year.
i guess at 12 years old and 216 000 km, not too bad???
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Update...went to the garage this week. Tirns out it was the rear, left hub bearing that was bad. Put in a new one and is quiet. I thought it was tires but still made noise with winter tires.
the garage said that the fronts are starting to make a bit of noise. Looks like i'll be changing all the rest within the year.
i guess at 12 years old and 216 000 km, not too bad???
the garage said that the fronts are starting to make a bit of noise. Looks like i'll be changing all the rest within the year.
i guess at 12 years old and 216 000 km, not too bad???
How did they diagnose the wheel bearing?
Just curious if they used a stethoscope while spinning the wheel to hear the bad bearing since there was no detectable play when you checked.
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Hi gang. I had noticed the other day, afterbi left the house, a kind of "howling" noise coming from the rear of the car.
the first thing is.... this noise starts to come in at around 60km/h and clears out after 90-95 km/h.
i had thought maybe it was a bearing, but i figured the sound would be persistent at no matter what speed, right?
also when i heard the noise, i tried veering the car to the left then the right, to see if ot would get louder on a side (to identify which bearing it might be), BUT, it was the same steady sound throughout...so maybe not a bearing?
in another post, i had discussed my tires, that are now 6 years old and seem to be on their way out . Can bad tires cause this? Should i look for anything else (in driveline)?
thanks
fab
the first thing is.... this noise starts to come in at around 60km/h and clears out after 90-95 km/h.
i had thought maybe it was a bearing, but i figured the sound would be persistent at no matter what speed, right?
also when i heard the noise, i tried veering the car to the left then the right, to see if ot would get louder on a side (to identify which bearing it might be), BUT, it was the same steady sound throughout...so maybe not a bearing?
in another post, i had discussed my tires, that are now 6 years old and seem to be on their way out . Can bad tires cause this? Should i look for anything else (in driveline)?
thanks
fab
Worse in cold weather. It first started at around 40 mph, then 60 mph, now both. I hope you do not have the same problem, but if you do I would love to have you tell me if you cure it. 2009 RX350 with NAV. Good luck. VickysRX.
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Update...went to the garage this week. Tirns out it was the rear, left hub bearing that was bad. Put in a new one and is quiet. I thought it was tires but still made noise with winter tires.
the garage said that the fronts are starting to make a bit of noise. Looks like i'll be changing all the rest within the year.
i guess at 12 years old and 216 000 km, not too bad???
the garage said that the fronts are starting to make a bit of noise. Looks like i'll be changing all the rest within the year.
i guess at 12 years old and 216 000 km, not too bad???
I forgot to ask, approx how long did you drive it with the bearing noise before replacing it?
Reason I ask is because I'm wondering how many miles I have before it gets dangerous if I ever
start hearing bearing noise while on the highway and a long way from home.
I'd never want to push it driving local but there are no real good options when traveling.
I'm at 156k-157k miles now and to be honest the milage scares me for stuff like this.
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This thread had me listening for my bearings the whole trip up to NC and back approx 1,500 miles. lol
I forgot to ask, approx how long did you drive it with the bearing noise before replacing it?
Reason I ask is because I'm wondering how many miles I have before it gets dangerous if I ever
start hearing bearing noise while on the highway and a long way from home.
>>>Hi Phil, That'd depend on how long the bearing has been howling as you know its going to get worse as you pile on the miles.
I'd never want to push it driving local but there are no real good options when traveling.
I'm at 156k-157k miles now and to be honest the milage scares me for stuff like this.
I forgot to ask, approx how long did you drive it with the bearing noise before replacing it?
Reason I ask is because I'm wondering how many miles I have before it gets dangerous if I ever
start hearing bearing noise while on the highway and a long way from home.
>>>Hi Phil, That'd depend on how long the bearing has been howling as you know its going to get worse as you pile on the miles.
I'd never want to push it driving local but there are no real good options when traveling.
I'm at 156k-157k miles now and to be honest the milage scares me for stuff like this.
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Felix, i was surprised too to change out the bearing, but after 12 years on crappy QC roads, i'm not surprised.
our forester was bad for bearings and were a pain compared to the lexus.
i'm wondering if also the fact i'm using steel Honda rims as my winter tire setup, are causing bearings to go out???
fab
our forester was bad for bearings and were a pain compared to the lexus.
i'm wondering if also the fact i'm using steel Honda rims as my winter tire setup, are causing bearings to go out???
fab
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Felix, i was surprised too to change out the bearing, but after 12 years on crappy QC roads, i'm not surprised.
our forester was bad for bearings and were a pain compared to the lexus.
i'm wondering if also the fact i'm using steel Honda rims as my winter tire setup, are causing bearings to go out???
fab
our forester was bad for bearings and were a pain compared to the lexus.
i'm wondering if also the fact i'm using steel Honda rims as my winter tire setup, are causing bearings to go out???
fab
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