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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2005Plymouth Breeze Squeal
I have a 1998 Plymouth Breeze that has just picked up a squealing habit. When I reach about 20 MPH I can hear a low squeal coming from the right front wheel area. It's unlike the squeal from worn brakes and it doesn't get better or worse with braking. The only thing that seems to influence the squeal is the speed of the vehicle (it gets just slightly louder when the car speeds up). As I said it starts around 20 MPH, continues around curves etc., and then goes away again when I get under 20. I've checked the air pressure and made sure nothing is out of place rubbing the tire or wheel. ANY SUGGESTIONS?!?! Thanks in advance for any advice on the matter! How about when you make turns? Experiment with that. You could have a bad CV joint. For starters look under the car and be sure all four boots are intact. Look real close and feel them with your hand in the pleats because breaks can be hard to see sometimes. > I have a 1998 Plymouth Breeze that has just picked up a squealing > habit. When I reach about 20 MPH I can hear a low squeal coming from [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any advice on the matter! I'm no mechanic or anything, but my guess would be a wheel bearing. My first thought was also a wheel bearing, however, I also have a Ford Escort which I have replaced bearings in three times and whenever it goes out, it makes more of a knocking sound, so I dismissed that notion. I'll check into that route though. To the first author: The noise doesn't change (for better or worse) around curves. I'll also take a look at the CV joints when I get home. Thanks to both for your suggestions! > My first thought was also a wheel bearing, however, I also have a Ford > Escort which I have replaced bearings in three times and whenever it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks to both for your suggestions! Just from my experience with other types of bearings, a bearing failure can manifest itself in any number of ways. A knock is certainly one of them, but a grinding sound, a squealing sound, or even a wobble can indicate a bearing problem. It's certainly something to check out and shouldn't be that hard... take the bearing off (on my car, this involves taking off the wheel, then the brake caliper. The bearing then comes off by taking out a few Torx bolts and using a bearing puller I rented from Autozone to detach it from the steering knuckle and transaxle. Pretty straightforward, even for a total layman like myself. Once it's not attached to anything, spin it with your hand and see if it makes a noise. Thanks Jon, I'll give that a try and see what comes of it. I don't think you need to go to that much trouble to check the bearing. Maybe it's not adjusted properly. Check the play while jacked up. Spin it then also. Compare both sides if necessary. A bad bearing will usually manifest itself with such simple tests. |
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