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2003 GMC Envoy Repair Question


Topics covered: Mechanic, Noise, Tool.
Mileage: 148,000 miles.

Asked on February 28, 2013

GMC Envoy Mechanic Problem

Noisie in the left front wheel,sounds like berrings but then again i dont know, is not the tire,
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Replied on February 28, 2013

There is a tool you might be able to borrow or rent from an auto parts store that borrows them called the "Chassis Ear". It is a set of six microphones, a switch box, and headphones. You clip the microphones to suspect points, then drive around while listening with the headphones. You can move the microphones around to zero in on the source of the noise. Be aware that many mechanics have never seen or even heard of this tool. Suspension and alignment mechanics use it to find rattles, squeaks, and other noises.

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