Friday, November 7, 2008

getting a howling sound coming from the front end

Question:
2001 Dodge stratus se 3.0 and am getting a howling sound coming from the front end and a clicking noise when turning the wheel. i would like to know if anyone can give me some idea what the problem could be. Already Tried: looked to see if cv boot was ripped

Answer:
The howling sound is usually the hub bearing starting to go bad. In most cases you can drive down a straight road and swerve slightly left and then right and you will hear a change in pitch if the howling noise. I would recommend replacing both if this is the case.

Clicking noise when turning is caused by a cv half shaft going out(the boot does not have to be torn) or a hub bearing that has been making noise for a long time and neglected.

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