Scraping sound when not scraping

Tigger · 11-14-2013, 10:29 AM

so. Dealer said it was the tires causing the noise. Had four new tires put on a few days later with an alignment. Still hearing it. And if anything, its getting worse. If I hit a little rough spot in a parking lot (still flat without any real dips) it'll still make that grinding sound.

I'm beginning to wonder if it could possibly be the stock end link bearings. Or the sway bar bushings. They've been on for 17,800 of the 17,880 miles that are on this car. Never bothered with relubricating them since it's only been 8 months and I had sway bars on another car with the same type of bushings that never wore out even after 3 years. Could those parts cause this sound?

It's also more prevalent when another person is in the car. But if I'm the only one and I've been driving awhile it fades a bit and will only occur over larger bumps and dips.

Any ideas? Anyone?

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11-14-2013, 10:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tigger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NM Posts: 8,063 Drives: Awedeeeeee Rep Power: 603	so. Dealer said it was the tires causing the noise. Had four new tires put on a few days later with an alignment. Still hearing it. And if anything, its getting worse. If I hit a little rough spot in a parking lot (still flat without any real dips) it'll still make that grinding sound. I'm beginning to wonder if it could possibly be the stock end link bearings. Or the sway bar bushings. They've been on for 17,800 of the 17,880 miles that are on this car. Never bothered with relubricating them since it's only been 8 months and I had sway bars on another car with the same type of bushings that never wore out even after 3 years. Could those parts cause this sound? It's also more prevalent when another person is in the car. But if I'm the only one and I've been driving awhile it fades a bit and will only occur over larger bumps and dips. Any ideas? Anyone?