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Car Forum / Honda Cars / June 2005rear weel area griding noise when turning
I've a 2001 Accord with about 68k miles on it. I've recently started to hear a slight grinding noise in the left rear wheel area when making a left turn. It only happens on a left turn and only on a part of the turn. When driving straight or turning right there is no noise. I've had this problem in the past with other cars and it was a wheel bearing. I'm wondering if it could be the same thing and if so if getting it fixed on the Accord is an expensive process? Thanks, Jane Sounds like a wheel bearing to me... Professor Check out FlashAlert at www.telstar-electronics.com > I've a 2001 Accord with about 68k miles on it. I've recently started to > hear a slight grinding noise in the left rear wheel area when making a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jane ------ If you don't use your park brake regularly, there might be some adjustment issues. Try using your park brake every time you park, during the next week, and see if your noise goes away. 'Curly' >> I've a 2001 Accord with about 68k miles on it. I've recently started >> to hear a slight grinding noise in the left rear wheel area when [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > 'Curly' Thanks Professor, Curly... I drive a stick so I almost always use the parking brake combined with leaving it in first or reverse depending on the slope. I'm just hoping that this isn't expensive whatever it is. My income is from disability, ugh! I see my mechanic this morning and hopefully the diagnosis isn't too bad. Jane Yes... Curly could be right... there could be a brake issue back there. Either way... shouldn't be a fortune to repair. Professor Check out FlashAlert at www.telstar-electronics.com If the 01 accord has drum brakes this maybe the answer. Had it in my 97 accord - grinding when turning - checked the bearings - ok - took off the drum and it was full of brake shoe dust - blew it out and nada grinding now. Wheel bearings rarely go now - especially rear - fronts go particularly after someone pulls out the rotor - pre 98 accords had the rotor pressed into the whole bearing assembly - a pita to play with. Anyway if you suspect a wheel bearing is going - jack her up - place hands at 6 and 12 oclock and try to rock it and repeat at 3 and 9. Also turn it. Before rear bearings go, they really howl - fronts get real loose - can feel it when turning the steering wheel - easy to diagnose when on a jack. Oh fyi - rear drum shoes have 188K on them and still lots of wear left - just put in third set of pads on front - got 118 on OEM and about 65 on autozone pads. Put in OEM's and figure good till at least 300K. > If the 01 accord has drum brakes this maybe the answer. Had it in my > 97 accord - grinding when turning - checked the bearings - ok - took [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > - just put in third set of pads on front - got 118 on OEM and about 65 > on autozone pads. Put in OEM's and figure good till at least 300K. Curly, Butch, I took the car to my mechanic (I trust him) yesterday and we went for a drive. He heard the noise on a left turn and checked the wheel bearings. They are fine. He cleaned out the dust/dirt from the brake area (also tighened up my emergency brake) and said if I continue to hear it (I do) he's get a wheel assembly (what's that?) to replace the part where the bearings are. He has no other ideas. Today I tried to see if it made the same noise when left turning with the cluch down, sort of coasting through the turn, but the traffic noise was so much that I couldn't hear anything so don't know it that's it or not. I loved the car. Bought it used with 48k on it, no accidents according to the paperwork. I drove like a dream, still does in fact except for the noise. Had one major problem, the check engine light kept going on, driving me crazy -- it wasn't the gas cap thing -- so as it was within the 12/12 warranty Honda put a new computer in it. I bought a Honda because of their reputation (I'd always owned Toyota's but last car was a Saturn) and hope that this isn't a lemon or the start of some major repairs. UGH! Thanks, Jane Is the wheels stock or aftermarket? If aftermarket, if might be worthwhile to rotate front-to-back, just to rule out the wheels. Pars > > If the 01 accord has drum brakes this maybe the answer. Had it in my > > 97 accord - grinding when turning - checked the bearings - ok - took [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Jane > Is the wheels stock or aftermarket? If aftermarket, if might be worthwhile > to rotate front-to-back, just to rule out the wheels. > > Pars I believe that the wheels are the originals unless the dealer changed them. I'm not entirely knowledgable on why a rotate would help determine it but will ask the mechanic to do that this morning so that I don't have to spend $ I don't have for a new part that even he is unsure will fix the noise problem. Even though I was shown the report on the car, I tend to not trust dealers. My last care, the first and only "American" care I owned, a Saturn, was purchased used with all of the convincing guarantees that the dealer made. When the car was totalled from a small skid on black ice (only involving myself, no other cars) the body shop asked me if I was aware that the frame had been rivited, indicating an accident repair. I was never aware of this. Thus I have little faith in the rantings of dealers. I do trust my mechanic though but also know that there are limits to knowledge. Jane There still be a bit of grinding noise but it should have diminished significantly - now mine only grinds a bit. In over 1 million - yes million miles of driving and maintaining friends honda's - only 600K of that my honda's - have never had a rear wheel bearing problem - now have had to replace a front wheel bearing cause the idiot (me) who tightened the bearing assembly did not do it right. Before a rear wheel bearing goes - it will growl so loud you can hear it a mile away. Also make certain you rotate your tires every 10K - if not the rear tires will cup like hell - I can hear some cars with badly cupped tires with my windows closed when driving down the freeway - when they get cupped - you generally have to listen to the howl for the rest of the diminished life of the tires. Cupping occurs on a lot of front wheel drive vehicles - but on the rear tires - strange have never figured that one out. It is not a bearing problem - had them on my old chevy's - oh boy can they growl. > There still be a bit of grinding noise but it should have diminished > significantly - now mine only grinds a bit. In over 1 million - yes [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > It is not a bearing problem - had them on my old chevy's - oh boy can > they growl. Hi Butch, He has no idea what it could be other than a bearing but he checked them again yesterday and said that they look fine. He drove the car with me in it, made a few circles going left to confirm the noise after a wheel rotate and it's still there. It's not loud like you state nor does he think it's cupping. It seems to be coordinated with the turning of the wheel itself. The sound is slow if going slow, fast if going fast when turning left. He said either to change the bearings (I'd get the old one back if that doesn't do it) or wait till it gets worse. He said I'm in no danger of a wheel coming off though. I probably didn't hear it before as I always drove with the radio on. One time without the radio and bam, I hear the noise. I love the car otherwise. Jane |
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