Re: [?] crunching in the front

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Tobias M-G wrote:
> 
> While out at the Rocc's in the Fog cruise the car seems to have sustained
> some battle damage. I have a continuous crunching coming from the front that
> happens about every wheel revolution (a guestimate). It speeds up and slows
> down with speed changes. Wheels are straight, so is the alignment, and the
> noise is always the same strenght. It's fairly noticeable at a slow roll.
> 
> TBerk mentioned that I'm probably looking at ball joints on their way to
> parts heaven. What's the fastest way to check what's wrong without tearing
> apart the entire front end? This needs fixing soon from the sound of it and
> I'll need to find time to order parts and still have the sun shining on a
> weekend to fix it.
> 
> TIA,
> Tobias
> 

Naw, the noise I was talking about was the clunk, clunk, clunk when it
seemed things were shifting about.

The noise you mention here sounds like wheel bearings.

Jack up the front of the car and rotate the wheel by hand.  

Rumple?

Pull the wheel and look at the brake pads too.

TBerk

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