Irritating squeal
07-01-2014, 10:15 PM
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Irritating squeal
I'm sure this is a simple problem but I can't seem to find the solution.
I'm hearing a real annoying squeal. It's not as loud as a bad belt but it's real annoying. A real light squeak/squeal. Kind of like a bird chirping. The noise appears randomly but never when I'm at a stop. However, it appears when I am accelerating. It happens more often when I let go of the gas and shift to neutral. But when I start to break it goes away. I thought it was the pulley from the alternator so I got it rebuilt and the sound was still there. I even replaced the idle pulley (even though I already knew t wouldn't be it, I gave it a shot) Help!!
I'm hearing a real annoying squeal. It's not as loud as a bad belt but it's real annoying. A real light squeak/squeal. Kind of like a bird chirping. The noise appears randomly but never when I'm at a stop. However, it appears when I am accelerating. It happens more often when I let go of the gas and shift to neutral. But when I start to break it goes away. I thought it was the pulley from the alternator so I got it rebuilt and the sound was still there. I even replaced the idle pulley (even though I already knew t wouldn't be it, I gave it a shot) Help!!
07-02-2014, 07:36 AM
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Could be brake caliper sticking a tiny bit, warped rotor, body flex making seals squeak, bushings on control arms... is it worse on bumpier roads, does it go away at different speeds, is it a regular pulsing noise? I'd guess that it's pad/rotor or bushing on a control arm. Given that there's zero sound when you're at a stop, it's very unlikely in the mechanicals to me.
07-02-2014, 08:14 AM
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I'm sure this is a simple problem but I can't seem to find the solution.
I'm hearing a real annoying squeal. It's not as loud as a bad belt but it's real annoying. A real light squeak/squeal. Kind of like a bird chirping. The noise appears randomly but never when I'm at a stop. However, it appears when I am accelerating. It happens more often when I let go of the gas and shift to neutral. But when I start to break it goes away. I thought it was the pulley from the alternator so I got it rebuilt and the sound was still there. I even replaced the idle pulley (even though I already knew t wouldn't be it, I gave it a shot) Help!!
I'm hearing a real annoying squeal. It's not as loud as a bad belt but it's real annoying. A real light squeak/squeal. Kind of like a bird chirping. The noise appears randomly but never when I'm at a stop. However, it appears when I am accelerating. It happens more often when I let go of the gas and shift to neutral. But when I start to break it goes away. I thought it was the pulley from the alternator so I got it rebuilt and the sound was still there. I even replaced the idle pulley (even though I already knew t wouldn't be it, I gave it a shot) Help!!
Any way you can get a video of this if possible so we can get a better idea? It can be difficult to isolate something like this without seeing/hearing the car in person but I'm sure we could help!!
Alex
07-02-2014, 10:18 PM
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Could be brake caliper sticking a tiny bit, warped rotor, body flex making seals squeak, bushings on control arms... is it worse on bumpier roads, does it go away at different speeds, is it a regular pulsing noise? I'd guess that it's pad/rotor or bushing on a control arm. Given that there's zero sound when you're at a stop, it's very unlikely in the mechanicals to me.
07-02-2014, 10:19 PM
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07-03-2014, 07:36 AM
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