'01 Sentra: Roar in Frontend

I have a 2001 Nissan Sentra GXE with 110K miles on it. A little over a
month ago, I noticed a slight roar in the front-end, but it has
progressively gotten worse. I just recently had my tires rotated and
re-balanced. And, last weekend, I replaced both front wheel bearings,
rotors and brake pads, but the noise is still there, and even more
pronounced now on driver's side. The noise gets louder and after about
30-40 mph and stays at constant volume throughout cruising speeds.
When I slow down I hear a very mechanical rhum-rhum-rhum,
metal-on-metal type sound with a slight vibration as I come to a stop.
This sound happens with or without the brakes being applied.


I suspect a CV joint, but the boots look fine, not tears or leaks, and
I have not heard the clicking or clunking sound that others suggest
accompanies a worn joint.
Does the problem I describe sound like a worn out CV joint?

Bruce

Could tire "cupping" cause this type of roar?

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> I have a 2001 Nissan Sentra GXE with 110K miles on it. A little over a
> month ago, I noticed a slight roar in the front-end, but it has
> progressively gotten worse. I just recently had my tires rotated and
> re-balanced. And, last weekend, I replaced both front wheel bearings,
> rotors and brake pads, but the noise is still there, and even more
> pronounced now on driver's side. The noise gets louder and after about
> 30-40 mph and stays at constant volume throughout cruising speeds.
> When I slow down I hear a very mechanical rhum-rhum-rhum,
> metal-on-metal type sound with a slight vibration as I come to a stop.
> This sound happens with or without the brakes being applied.
>
>
> I suspect a CV joint, but the boots look fine, not tears or leaks, and
> I have not heard the clicking or clunking sound that others suggest
> accompanies a worn joint.
> Does the problem I describe sound like a worn out CV joint?

yep, sure sounds like a worn cv joint! could also be those 80,000 mile cheap
tires making the noise as well!

I recommend that, rather then telling the auto tech what the problem might be --
let the techs do their job!

BBA

It was the tire. It was worn, or scallopped along the inside tread.

wrote:
> It was the tire. It was worn, or scallopped along the inside tread.

you may want to have the front end checked out. tires don't generally
wear like that when everything's in top shape.

nate

Wheel bearing.

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