Need advice on noise from wheel well area

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Al Kondo - 25 Aug 2004 13:44 GMT

I have a 96 Nissan Sentra. For the past month or so, I have been
having a noise coming from the passenger side wheel well area. It
sounds like a piece of plastic is flapping rapidly in the wind. The
sound is a rapid "tap, tap, tap" sound. It doesn't have the deeper
sound I associate with problems with car components. I have tried
tightening down the plastic pieces in the wheel well area to no
effect. Also, I recently had my right wheel checked for balance and
found no difference. I would appreciate some suggestions on what
else I might check.

Al Kondo

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Bill Schnakenberg - 25 Aug 2004 19:31 GMT

>I have a 96 Nissan Sentra. For the past month or so, I have been
>having a noise coming from the passenger side wheel well area. It
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>Al Kondo
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I had a similar sound in the right front wheel area on my 97 nissan PU,
most noticeable when making a left turn. It turns out it was not the
wheel well, but the heater plenum had water in it and the heater fan was
hitting the water. I drained it and cleaned the plenum drain, and the
noise disappeared.

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Pete Patterson - 26 Aug 2004 09:42 GMT

>I have a 96 Nissan Sentra. For the past month or so, I have been
>having a noise coming from the passenger side wheel well area. It
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>Al Kondo

Had same problem with my Primera. Was a Shock Absorber causing the tapping.
Had both rear shocks replaced no more tapping.

Pete Patterson

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Al Kondo - 26 Aug 2004 13:20 GMT

It was suggested that perhaps my problem may be bad shocks. How do
you diagnosis this as a problem??

Al Kondo

>>I have a 96 Nissan Sentra. For the past month or so, I have been
>>having a noise coming from the passenger side wheel well area. It
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>Pete Patterson

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Pete Patterson - 27 Aug 2004 09:04 GMT

>It was suggested that perhaps my problem may be bad shocks. How do
>you diagnosis this as a problem??
>
>Al Kondo

I was told that a small fluid loss was causing some sort of valve within the
shock making the rattle. I only had the rattle when I drove the car by myself.
When I had passengers the tapping stopped due to the shock compressing more
with the extra weight.
A bad shock can affect the cars stability while being driven and cause
excessive tyre wear.There are others on this news group that can explain
why a bad shock can be trouble, as it was discussed not that long ago. So
hopefully they will reply to your query.

Pete Patterson

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