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I noticed this tonight when coming home from work. The sound appears to be originating on the driver's side, and it sounds similar to having a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle wheel( it increases with speed and decreases as the car slows) but with a metallic sound. I have checked, and there is nothing rubbing or anything... Brake pads have plenty of material left on them, and nothing is siezed with the brakes...
I am confused as to what this would be...
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Is it worse when turning hard? Sort of a metallic clinky noise? If yes, it's most likely a CV joint going bad.
No, it does not get worse when turning hard, it does have a metallic sound, but it sounds more like the baseball card in bike wheel spokes than anything. The sound is independent of turning as it does it when the car is going straight ahead. I will check the CV joints tomorrow as I have to change the oil anyways... Thanks for giving me the heads up on that though...
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My Current "collection" :
1. 1996 Honda Civic EX Full B16B swap, many other mods
2. 1996 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0 V6, traded a 90 Golf for this beauty
Check for interference. For example, with someone listening on the outside while moving slowly. See if you gear a click per wheel revolution, for example. While exercising precaution see if the noise is from the wheel well or engine compartment without getting too close to a moving car.
If it stops when you punch it or let off the gas you have the same problem that my 95 camry transmission had. I havent pulled the transmission apart yet, but its something inside the transmission. I changed my 95 to a manual, so I dont have that problem anymore. lol
Check for interference. For example, with someone listening on the outside while moving slowly. See if you gear a click per wheel revolution, for example. While exercising precaution see if the noise is from the wheel well or engine compartment without getting too close to a moving car.
Ahead of you on this one. With the window down, I can tell it is per revolution. and it sounds as if it is coming from the wheel well.
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My Current "collection" :
1. 1996 Honda Civic EX Full B16B swap, many other mods
2. 1996 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0 V6, traded a 90 Golf for this beauty
If it stops when you punch it or let off the gas you have the same problem that my 95 camry transmission had. I havent pulled the transmission apart yet, but its something inside the transmission. I changed my 95 to a manual, so I dont have that problem anymore. lol
It does not do that, it changes with engine speed and road speed( i.e. faster is faster, slower is slower) until I come to a stop...
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My Current "collection" :
1. 1996 Honda Civic EX Full B16B swap, many other mods
2. 1996 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0 V6, traded a 90 Golf for this beauty
Maybe you want to revisit by raising the front end and manually rotate the wheel and see if you hear the noise? I'm not sure if it can be duplicated when raised however.
But don't run the engine in gear when jacked up unless the suspension is loaded (by jacking at the knuckles). But then you need to be extra careful for safety reasons.
Running with the extended angles of the driveshafts can shorten their lives.
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Ahead of you on this one. With the window down, I can tell it is per revolution. and it sounds as if it is coming from the wheel well.
Well at least your trans isnt messed up like mine was. lol. Should be relatively easy to fix then!
I changes the oil today, and as I did, I checked the front, apparently I had some small stones stuck in the tread of the right tires, I picked all of them out, and now the sound is gone... Don't know if that was the cause or not, but anyways...
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My Current "collection" :
1. 1996 Honda Civic EX Full B16B swap, many other mods
2. 1996 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0 V6, traded a 90 Golf for this beauty
I changes the oil today, and as I did, I checked the front, apparently I had some small stones stuck in the tread of the right tires, I picked all of them out, and now the sound is gone... Don't know if that was the cause or not, but anyways...
Glad to hear it was something simple! I get that all the time too. My driveway's gravel. Usually it'll fling itself outta there, but sometimes not. Makes me crazy; I gotta stop and pluck 'em outta there.
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1992 Camry LE, V6 (3VZ-FE), ABS brakes, 330k miles, dark emerald pearl, owned since new.
1996 Avalon XLS, ABS brakes, moonroof, white, acquired w/ 139k miles, now at 261k.
2001 Yamaha FZ1, Ivan's jet kit, resprung all around, Ohlins in the rear, Race Tech cartridge emulators in the forks, 45k miles.
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