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gcdenis - 21 Nov 2006 20:27 GMT

-i got an email from my g/f about her car...any solutions?

My car's brake warnings come on and off when I make turns. While I turn I
hear a "womp, womp, womp" noise with the movement of the wheels. Nothing
is
leaking and my breaks don't squeak when I break. A guy at work thinks it's
my ball bearings going out.

-This car just had its ball joints replaced within the past two years. I
think the warning lights have to do with old wiring, but i dont know what
the noise is.

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TeGGeR® - 21 Nov 2006 21:59 GMT

> -i got an email from my g/f about her car...any solutions?
>
> My car's brake warnings come on and off when I make turns.

Check the fluid level in the master cylinder reservoir. Is it low?

> While I
> turn I hear a "womp, womp, womp" noise with the movement of the
> wheels. Nothing is
> leaking and my breaks don't squeak when I break. A guy at work thinks
> it's my ball bearings going out.

Check the driveshaft CV joints. Are the boots split?

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motsco_ - 22 Nov 2006 16:09 GMT

> -i got an email from my g/f about her car...any solutions?
>
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> leaking and my breaks don't squeak when I break. A guy at work thinks it's
> my ball bearings going out.

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The guy at work said 'muffler bearings'. :-( Free advise is worth every
penny you pay for it. That's what the Internet is for.

You may have a tire with a separating belt, or just need CV-joints, but
they usually click, not womp. Checked the lug nuts with the tire wrench?
Get somebody to observe the looks of your tires as they roll slowly.
Top up the brake fluid. That part is in the Owner's manual.

'Curly'

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TeGGeR® - 23 Nov 2006 00:42 GMT

>> -i got an email from my g/f about her car...any solutions?
>>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> The guy at work said 'muffler bearings'. :-( Free advise is worth
> every penny you pay for it.

Could even be a grapple grommet or a filbert flange.

Did anybody ask who put the bomp (in the bomp, bomp, bomp)?

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gcdenis - 26 Nov 2006 19:45 GMT

tegger-
the boots are not split. is this a problem that repair shop will ave to
find and fix?

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Tegger - 27 Nov 2006 00:32 GMT

> tegger-
> the boots are not split. is this a problem that repair shop will ave to
> find and fix?

Yes. Noises are best solved on-the-spot by a qualified technician.

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gcdenis - 27 Nov 2006 22:46 GMT

brake fluid is full...it was the first thing we checked and the lug nuts
are tight. it doesnt make the noise all the time just on sharp left turns
and thats not all the time either.

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Tegger - 27 Nov 2006 23:45 GMT

> brake fluid is full...it was the first thing we checked and the lug nuts
> are tight. it doesnt make the noise all the time just on sharp left turns
> and thats not all the time either.

It would be nice if you quoted the post you're replying to. It's considered
good etiquette to do so. Plus it reduced guesswork for others who may not
have easy access to earlier posts.

Something just occurred to me here: Is this the BRAKE lamp or the ALB/ABS
lamp that's illuminating? This is a critical distinction to make.

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motsco_ - 27 Nov 2006 00:43 GMT

> -i got an email from my g/f about her car...any solutions?
>
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> think the warning lights have to do with old wiring, but i dont know what
> the noise is.

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Did you tell her to read the part in the owner's manual about how the
BRAKE light comes on when the brake fluid gets low? Has she checked the
lug nuts to see if a wheel is going to fall off? Sometimes the most
obvious things get overlooked.

'Curly'

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