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Car Forum / Saab Cars / March 200488 9000, funny noise
When turning left there is a droning noise that appears to be originating from the center right of the car. It goes away when the wheel is straightened. The chief suspect is the inboard drive shaft UJ, any other suspects? TIA Jeremy >When turning left there is a droning noise that appears to be >originating from the center right of the car. It goes away when the >wheel is straightened. >The chief suspect is the inboard drive shaft UJ, any other suspects? worn CV joint or split boot would be a possible. laurak@madmousergraphics.com http://www.madmousergraphics.com web design, print design, photography Sorry, I meant CV joint. Thanks for the feedback so far. Jeremy > >When turning left there is a droning noise that appears to be > >originating from the center right of the car. It goes away when the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://www.madmousergraphics.com > web design, print design, photography My vote is wheeel bearing as well. I've had two go on my '88 9kt, and it was a definite drone, and further, it happened suddenly both times - and I mean suddenly, as in driving fine when I left the house, and after driving 12 miles into town on the expressway, there was a defenite drone when in turns. Have also had CV joint go on the car too - that produces a clicking sound - I was running very low on the fun tickets for close to a year, and put off that job by weekly injections of grease into the torn boot. >Sorry, I meant CV joint. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> http://www.madmousergraphics.com >> web design, print design, photography > When turning left there is a droning noise that appears to be > originating from the center right of the car. It goes away when the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > TIA > Jeremy Hi Jeremy, In my experience bad universal joints make a clunking sound but I have never had one go bad in my Saabs. You should make sure the boots are intact. On the other hand, a bad wheel bearing makes a droning sound that is much more pronounced when turning one one way over the other. I have had two wheels bearings go (both in the front) in our family Saabs. One in a 900 and one in a 9000. You can go quite a way before complete failure but the sound will eventually drive you crazy. It a good idea for safety's sake to replace it early. Good luck, R. Frist 1985 900T 5 speed, (now my grandson's with 270,000 miles) 1986 5 speed (totaled, saved my daugher's life in a head on with a Buick) 1994 9000CSE auto (now my son's with 190,000 miles) 1998 9000CSE 5 speed (my current car with 91,000 miles) > The chief suspect is the inboard drive shaft UJ, any other suspects? Worn CV joints make a clicking and cracking sound on slow sharp turns, worn wheel bearings make a more continuous droning sound. I suspect a wheel bearing. ------- MH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '87 900T8 |
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