So when i make a left turn, my front left (drivers side) wheel area makes a noise that sound like u take a piece of aluminum foil and drag it on rough concrete.. any ideas on what this would be? i took my wheel off and looked at undder all the steering/suspension for like rub marks but found nothing. it only makes the noise on left turns. but this sound doesnt happen everytime i turn left about 85% of the time it does...

 

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oh and only happens when moving...

 

I had the same noise. Check on the wheel. Behind the brake rotor there is a metal circular plate. It's most likely rubbing against the rotor. Just take a crowbar and bend it back away from the rotor.

Basically this is your rotor. See that metal circular thing around it. It's probably touching your rotor.

 

Allright awesome thank you so much. My car looks pretty good and has a perfect exhaust note ect ect but then i take a corner and it sounds like a clunker.lol ill be fixing this asap. ill keep you updated.

 

If it turns out that it is no the dust shield scraping. You should have your CV joint/axle shaft looked at. I've had to diagnose a few CV/axle shafts that have gone bad and they make a bad grinding noise. They usually make the noise when your turning into the side that is worn/broken. ie turn to the left left side axle is bad. In my observations the noise is more noticeable at lower speeds as well.

 

allright. i havent had a chance to try anything yet (damn school) uhm it does appear to be louder at slow speeds. doesnt really make ithe noise past 35mph.
anyways dont really care. it just gets anoying having a modded CD5 and sounding junky... ill post pics once i get my lip painted. (its the real dark red almost maroon color)

 

also, check for the obvious brake pad thickness, esp the inner ones

 

ok heres some helpfull info. if i very very slowly turn the wheel it doesnt make it. but if its a jerk or even regular turning it makes the noise. but like i said if i slowly turn the steering wheel like almost not making the turn slow it doesnt make it....

 

then check the cv driveaxles as ghost stated earlier/ something on the joint of the axle may be binding...

sorry that i can do a visual inspection for u

 

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So how serious is this if the cv drive axle is bad? expensive?

 

dude,

lookitup online like autozone is $70 w/ trade-in for a remanufactured/lifetime warranty unit

(you can get away w/ reusing the axle nut, but you'll need a new cotter pin & have a long breaker bar/ torque wrench to put it back on to specs + a way to pop the ball joint off easily- if you let a shop do it, $50-60 labor?!?)

but check if that brake dust shield is also the culprit; and bend it out of the way... that's alot cheaper if it's the cause