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Old December 31st 08, 12:58 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.saturn
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Default 1996 SL2 front wheel squeak

On Dec 30, 10:38*am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
> In article >, " > wrote:
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> >On Dec 29, 6:30=A0am, navaidstech > wrote:
> >> I had both bearings go at 330k miles on my 92 Saturn. They produced
> >> this very low frequency whining noise that resembled a fully loaded
> >> 747 taking off and it would start at around 30 mph.
> >> Initially I thought it was the tires making the noise but upon closer
> >> inspection I found that it was the bearings.

>
> >it's the front stuts, probably the strut nounts. You should be able to
> >duplicate the squeak by pushing down quite vgorously on the front of
> >the car. If the mounts get debree in them such as sand or mud they
> >will fail quite quickly. Becaus you need to romve the strut to remove
> >the mount I would just replace struts and mounts. Total is about $116
> >if you do the work

>
> Perhaps you should consider reading a bit more carefully before posting....
>
> If you were responding to the post quoted above, you clearly missed the part
> where he said that he'd already found the problem to be bearings -- not to
> mention which there is *no way* that a strut problem could produce the noise
> he described. And if you were responding to *my* original post in this thread,
> well, bad struts *can* produce a squeak, but you evidently missed the part
> where I said the squeak varies with the vehicle speed, which means it's
> clearly coming from some rotating part.


excuse me!! just relating to a squeak problem my son acquired after he
drove over a sandy road ( with brand new mounts ) sand go into them
and they would squeak with any slight movement (up and down) of the
vehicle. Replaced them and all has been fine, thank God they were
warranty items from Advance Auto Parts.
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Old January 1st 09, 02:32 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.saturn
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Default 1996 SL2 front wheel squeak

In article >, hubops > wrote:
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>>>Based on your description and if the disc brake pads are in good shape, then
>>>I'd suspect this was caused by a bad wheel bearing. At 190K miles, both
>>>fronts will likely need doing. Good luck.

>
>
>
>>Wow, that's one I wouldn't have guessed. In my experience, failing front wheel

>
>>bearings don't squeak, they whine, then clunk, then bang Bang BANG BANG.
>>OTOH, this SL2 is the first FWD car I've ever owned. Aside from one 4WD truck,

>
>>everything else I had before was RWD, and the structure of the front hub and
>>bearing assembly is just a little bit different. :-)
>>Thanks for the suggestions. I'll pull the brake and inspect, then have a look
>>at the bearings -- and I'll follow up with my findings.

>
>
> Not sure if your 96 SL2 is the same, or not -
>my 02 SL1 had a squeaky RF axel "hanger bearing"
>for lack of a better term.
> The dealer originally said it was a $ 700 fix
>replacing axel / CV / etc
>Then after "double checking" a $ 60. rebuild kit
>and 1.5 hours labour did the trick.


That's what mine turned out to be. Alas, no rebuild kit for the 96. :-(
 




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