chris88z24

It sounds like I'm driving on a flat tire. It's not a wheel bearing. It sounds like a helicopter almost, or like something rubbing on an axle shaft. It speeds up the faster I go, around 55 you can't really hear it. Swerving to the right might make it a little louder, again it's different from the wheel bearing noise as this is more of a thump-thump-thump.

New axles and seals, nothing obviously loose that I can find when I did those. The wheels are torqued properly.

Do the diffs go bad in these trans? Only at 144k. Heard about bad output shaft seals too. Lame.

63 Nova SS

iTrader: (3)

Sure it's not a tire? Or a out of round rotor?

chris88z24

The tires I just bought this year, brand new from tire rack, but I guess anything is possible. The sound is the same when I brake and the pedal doesn't pulsate.

cluelessk

New parts can fail.

Any difference with the clutch in or out? On or off throttle? Caliper sticking?

chris88z24

Same with clutch in or out, on or off the gas.

ECaulk

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Might check the front calipers and rotors. Just odd it happens above 55 and turning right makes it louder, that always makes me think wheel bearing (the increase when turning)

63 Nova SS

iTrader: (3)

Same, but he said it wasn't the hub. Did you go with quality hubs? I threw some cheaper ones on my saab and both failed within 6 months. I've heard the timken ones are good.
Would also check that caliper like others have suggested. If it was drive at one point before it could be sticking, or could have warped the rotor.

chris88z24

It goes away after 55 and it's not that airplane propeller/mud tire noise like a bad wheel bearing, it's a thump-thump-thump sound but much more rapid.

It has MOOG bearings.

chris88z24

Sounds like this:

jdbaugh1

iTrader: (1)

Could it be a bad CV joint?

chris88z24

I think maybe one of the tires are bad? Either that or one of the wheels isn't on all the way. Who knows. If it's still there when I put the summer tires on then I'll know more. It just sounds like something is rubbing or thumping on the tire, not really a bad bearing noise but this car has done stranger things.

I fixed it temporarily by parking the car in the garage and buying a truck to drive around instead. lol

cluelessk

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