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Old 01-30-2011, 11:11 PM
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Re: really weird grinding noise

Jack up the car and pull off the wheel on that side and look and see if the dust shield is bent a bit to where it could be touching the brake rotor. Also look for any scrape marks on the inside of the rim, and any suspension parts. If the noise is that bad, chances are it will show itself visually. I don't think CV joints would make a sound like that, those feel like something is shaking or wobbling and kind of like an unbalanced tire. It could be that something is scraping against the axle shaft though. It will also be worse with increasing torque (the harder you push the gas pedal, the worse it feels). Wheel bearings usually don't sound like that either. You usually start to notice them at higher speeds before lower speeds also.
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