Hey everyone, I'm back with a different automobile :-)

146K miles, new front tires 3 weeks ago. We were told at that time our
brakes were at less than 50% wear so no hurry to replace them, but to
plan for it in the near future.

A week after getting the new tires we noticed a 'rubbing' noise on the
left front side, which was intermittent. I took the car back to the
place we got the tires from and they said the inner and outer tie rod
ends were bad, but that wouldn't cause the noise, so they assumed it
was the brakes.

Another mechanic disagreed with the brake diagnosis but couldn't pin
the reason for the noise. He did say it wasn't a wheel bearing at that
time.

Since then (a week later) it's gotten steadily worse, but does not
affect driving. It reminds me of rubber squeaking against rubber if
that makes any sense?

It's loud and noticeable if I'm coasting, but when I accelerate the
noise goes away.

Hubby is thinking CV joint, but I don't know... any ideas? Thanks!

Nan