brokenwing |
05-27-2011 11:37 AM |
Protege 5 front end problem/noise
I have a 2002 mazda protege 5-manual trans, all wheel disc brakes, no ABS, 130K+ miles: There's this persistant/annoying problem with something in the front end. Seems like it's the right side. Shop did R bearing, rotors & alignment 4 mons ago. Was OK, but now noise is back. I swapped the R bearing again, the noise remained. So I swapped whole R knuckle and R tie rod end that seemed like it might be a bit sloppy... but I still have same noise (& very slight shimmy in steering wheel). The noise is louder as speed increases and the sound remains even if free wheeling/out of gear. (L knuckle was swapped 1 1/2 years ago, as well as both 1/2 shafts-CVs). I'm afraid to drive it over 55 mph, don't want to cause further damage. I jacked up front end, let wheels spin-they seem to turn true, no apparent bubbles on tires. Any ideas? What else can be wrong?...making me crazy! I love everthing else about this car-agile & fun to drive, but...! :confused:
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