whine
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Chester Illinois
whine
Trying to narrow this down. While driving I seem to have a little whine that sounds to me like it is coming from the left rear wheel area. Only does it around 60mph plus and only at a steady speed. No sound on accelerate or coasting. Louder when everything is cold. Car has 88000 and is an auto. 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
Get the Vette off the ground, grab the tire/wheel at the top and bottom and the left and right...see if you can torque any movement. That's a test for a worn wheel bearing. Check both wheels. I recently went thru a wheel bearing....started as a whine and got louder. Changed it out and I can now hear the radio, again.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
In addition to checking for a worn wheel bearing it could possibly be tire related. If the tires are old (They should be replaced every five to seven years regardless of mileage & tread wear. Check the production date on the side wall) they could be hardening and producing a noise. It could have also gotten "out of round" or lost a balance weight. While most all of those instances typically produce a noticeable change in driving movements it wouldn't be completely unheard (pun pun hardy har har) of for a tire issue to produce a noise in a particular set driving condition.
Plus like a wheel bearing checking tires is pretty much free.
Having an automatic would make me sad also.
