slapping at tires
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Swap the tires around to see if the noise follows the tire.
Check the break pads for wear, it may be the audible wear indicator just starting to sound off. John
Has the tire been plugged recently?
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I'll assume that it just started after the repair.
Does it start "right from the get go" ..or wait for a few miles to be put on your run?
Instead of giving you the long and short of my experience, I'll just ask if an alignment was part of the repair...
A "broken" belt in the tire can give you that noise. As Tosh said, move it front to back and see if you still have the noise. The issue can also cause a pull as well.
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No, JMG
He's asking if you had a tire repair in the recent past. Some shops (fewer all the time) merely extract the offending nail (or whatever) and insert a gummy rubber (sometimes circular arrow shaped) "plug". It was being suggested that this could be the cause of the thumping.
Since the service was a year ago ..and you're just now seeing the symptom, we can probably, for the moment, discount the axles and stuff.
So ..do as others have suggested here and rotate the tires and see if the sound moves.
Since the service was a year ago ..and you're just now seeing the symptom, we can probably, for the moment, discount the axles and stuff.
So ..do as others have suggested here and rotate the tires and see if the sound moves.
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You gotta love the information age
I'm not sure if this new information will help the guru's here to help you or not.
I'm pretty sure that you need to DO somthing to help them though.
You need to inspect the suspect tire by jacking up that corner of the car and look at all of the tread to see what is there and report this back here. You also need to rotate that tire to the rear of the car and see what happens to your "Slaping sound".
I'm sure that the guru's will be able to help you if you help them.
Best Regards, John
I'm pretty sure that you need to DO somthing to help them though.
You need to inspect the suspect tire by jacking up that corner of the car and look at all of the tread to see what is there and report this back here. You also need to rotate that tire to the rear of the car and see what happens to your "Slaping sound".
I'm sure that the guru's will be able to help you if you help them.
Best Regards, John
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Okay ..do you feel it in the steering wheel or the brake pedal as you approach a stop with the brake applied?
There's some run out somewhere ..and the brake pads are catching it.
I get low speed runout on my minivan. This was even after reman axles/CV joints were put in. In my situation, you don't get a noise or feel anything in the pedal ..the van just slightly oscillates (very minor) back and forth when you start out or come to a stop. It's like the tires are laterally distorted for a few feet.
When you rotate that tire ..take a good gander at your brake pads ..both interior and outboard.
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Do us a favor, JMG. Let us know what you end up with. These puzzles ..or rather the solution to them adds that list of little suggestions for the next guy
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