Howling noise when turning
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Howling noise when turning
I have a 96 CE LT4. It has started to make a howling noise when I make a turn. It sounds like it is coming from the rear end area. Any ideas? This has got me worried.
Thanks for any help/advice. :nonod: :nonod:
Thanks for any help/advice. :nonod: :nonod:
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Re: Howling noise when turning (scorned1)
Does it make a difference if you are turning right or left?
I assume you have eliminated lackof PS Fluid as a problem
Jack
I assume you have eliminated lackof PS Fluid as a problem
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Re: Howling noise when turning (Glasman66)
Wheel bearings?
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Re: Howling noise when turning (scorned1)
My '96 LT4 just started doing the same thing, but only when turning left at slow speed/small radius turns. At first I thought "rear wheel bearing", but the more I hear it, the more I'm thinking "differential". Hope one of youz guyz has experienced this and can steer the both of us in the right direction.
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Re: Howling noise when turning (rocco16)
Could be something like bearings, U-joints, diff locking up.
Id bet its the bearings though.
Id bet its the bearings though.
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Re: Howling noise when turning (scorned1)
That sounds like a bearing, theyll howl if you turn the car sharply.
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Re: Howling noise when turning (scorned1)
When my 86 did this,the rear end fluid needed to be changed.It sounded like a power steering howl around turns both left and right.Doing some figure 8's in a parking lot helped narrowed it down.New fluid and posi additive did the trick.Also,DO check the bearings as well.
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Re: Howling noise when turning (scorned1)
Thanks for all the advice. I will check the bearings and fluid level.
I wouldn't just "check" the fluid, I would change it, including adding the "GM Diff additive". I just remembered a friend had a similar problem on a C3 a while back and changing the fluid and putting in new additive solved it.
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Re: Howling noise when turning (jackdaroofer)
I removed as much fluid as possible. Added one bottle of GM posi additive and filled it up with new oil and the howling is gone.
Thanks for the help. :cheers:
Thanks for the help. :cheers:
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Re: Howling noise when turning (scorned1)
I removed as much fluid as possible. Added one bottle of GM posi additive and filled it up with new oil and the howling is gone.
Thanks for the help. :cheers:
Thanks for the help. :cheers:
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