Hey guys... i have a 5th gen prelude sh and im not that great with cars... but i was wondering how you can tell if your axle is going out?? I have a grinding in the upper left front tire.. or in the area at least and i don't know what else that could be there making that noise. help me out plz.

 

Is it happening while you are driving straight, turning left or turning right?

 

and also it usually clicks before it starts to grind..like hu asked, is it doing it more when you turn or accelerate??more info please


Modified by vtecb18c at 12:32 AM 7/19/2008

 

Haha, dopey?

 

It grinds more when i accelerate. While i'm idle the car is fine. But as soon as i hit around 3000 rpms it starts to grind and vibrate. But not when i turn. Let me know whats up.

 

sounds like something else is going on. jack the car up, take off the wheel and inspect it. that's the first thing i would do when if i heard weird noises. I actually heard some weird grinding yesterday, took off my rear pass. wheel and discovered somehow my pass rear brake has worn out much faster than the driver side for some reason and was starting to score my rotor. but that's another issue

 

sounds like an axle thats on its way out

 

Could be wheel bearing too. Jack it up and check for play in the wheel. Also make sure the axle nut didn't pop off (probably not if Honda installed it, but I've seen that on other cars that torqued it to spec.)