2000 plymouth Neon frontend noise.

there is a grinding noise coming from my frontend when I drive. It
sounds like a car accelerating hard in first gear but that sounds never
changes when the gears change. The tranny seems fine; It shifts with
no problem. Repairs done so far: I changed the left cv-joint, left
spindle and brakes all around. still the noise is there. On jack
stands there is no noise, only when the suspension is loaded. I bought
the car with a nice solid hit on the left fender, I am wondering if the
subframe is bent or damage and could be the cause of the noise.



I know I did not my statement is not really in the form of a question,
But it is clear I need help and ideas would be helpful

p.s. I also read in the haynes manual about cambering on these cars;
what does that have to do with the drivablity on these cars

"pchotspot" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> there is a grinding noise coming from my frontend when I drive. It
> sounds like a car accelerating hard in first gear but that sounds never
> changes when the gears change. The tranny seems fine; It shifts with
> no problem. Repairs done so far: I changed the left cv-joint, left
> spindle and brakes all around. still the noise is there. On jack
> stands there is no noise, only when the suspension is loaded. I bought
> the car with a nice solid hit on the left fender, I am wondering if the
> subframe is bent or damage and could be the cause of the noise.
>
>
>
> I know I did not my statement is not really in the form of a question,
> But it is clear I need help and ideas would be helpful
>
> p.s. I also read in the haynes manual about cambering on these cars;
> what does that have to do with the drivablity on these cars
>
Spindle meaning wheel bearing also??? And without hearing the noise....it
would be hard to say what it is.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

"pchotspot" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> i wanted to change just the bearing but I changed the spindle and
> bearing also. I did not do anything to the right side. one thing I
> also noticed............. when I turn, the car seem to drop into the
> turn. like if something is loose and settles after the wheel is
> turned. Another thing..............on making a hard right turn the
> noise goes away and comes back when the steering wheel is straight. So
> if I was to turn the wheel hard right and drive in a circle there would
> not be any noise but the noise comes back when the wheel is
> straightened. thank you maxpower for your input. I hope this info
> give you some more thoughts
>
>
>
>
> maxpower wrote:
> > "pchotspot" > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> > > there is a grinding noise coming from my frontend when I drive. It
> > > sounds like a car accelerating hard in first gear but that sounds
never
> > > changes when the gears change. The tranny seems fine; It shifts with
> > > no problem. Repairs done so far: I changed the left cv-joint, left
> > > spindle and brakes all around. still the noise is there. On jack
> > > stands there is no noise, only when the suspension is loaded. I
bought
> > > the car with a nice solid hit on the left fender, I am wondering if
the
> > > subframe is bent or damage and could be the cause of the noise.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I know I did not my statement is not really in the form of a question,
> > > But it is clear I need help and ideas would be helpful
> > >
> > > p.s. I also read in the haynes manual about cambering on these cars;
> > > what does that have to do with the drivablity on these cars
> > >
> > Spindle meaning wheel bearing also??? And without hearing the
noise....it
> > would be hard to say what it is.
> >
> > Glenn Beasley
> > Chrysler Tech
>
without hearing the noise is hard to say, I would pay attention to the wheel
bearing on the right side

i wanted to change just the bearing but I changed the spindle and
bearing also. I did not do anything to the right side. one thing I
also noticed............. when I turn, the car seem to drop into the
turn. like if something is loose and settles after the wheel is
turned. Another thing..............on making a hard right turn the
noise goes away and comes back when the steering wheel is straight. So
if I was to turn the wheel hard right and drive in a circle there would
not be any noise but the noise comes back when the wheel is
straightened. thank you maxpower for your input. I hope this info
give you some more thoughts




maxpower wrote:
> "pchotspot" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > there is a grinding noise coming from my frontend when I drive. It
> > sounds like a car accelerating hard in first gear but that sounds never
> > changes when the gears change. The tranny seems fine; It shifts with
> > no problem. Repairs done so far: I changed the left cv-joint, left
> > spindle and brakes all around. still the noise is there. On jack
> > stands there is no noise, only when the suspension is loaded. I bought
> > the car with a nice solid hit on the left fender, I am wondering if the
> > subframe is bent or damage and could be the cause of the noise.
> >
> >
> >
> > I know I did not my statement is not really in the form of a question,
> > But it is clear I need help and ideas would be helpful
> >
> > p.s. I also read in the haynes manual about cambering on these cars;
> > what does that have to do with the drivablity on these cars
> >
> Spindle meaning wheel bearing also??? And without hearing the noise....it
> would be hard to say what it is.
>
> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech