1999 Ford Contour noise

Tiny
RUDYPUGS
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  • 1999 FORD CONTOUR
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 130,000 MILES
Hi guys, hope all is well. My car makes a grinding or vibrating noise when I turn right. I do not feel any shimmy in the steering and the car tracks straight. It does not go away or subside when I apply brakes. I just got 4 new tires hoping that was the problem but it wasn't, I needed them anyway. Other side, drivers, had a tie rod end put on a couple years ago. Could it be the passenger side needs one now? Is what I describe a sympton? Or possibly just an alignment? I had a four wheel alignment after the tie rod end was installed when I had rear struts put on. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Monday, December 14th, 2009 AT 5:09 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If the sound is when you make a right turn only, chances are you have a bad wheel bearing. I would also check the brakes to make sure they are not worn down, but if you had the tires replaced, I would think they would have seen bad brakes.

Here is what I think is happening. When you drive straight, the vehicles weight is evenly distributed on all 4 wheels. When you turn right, more weight moves to the left side of the car. Therefore, I feel you have a bad left front wheel bearing. When the added weight is added, you hear the noise.

Have the wheel bearing checked. Also, a tie rid wouldn't cause a grinding noise.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Monday, December 14th, 2009 AT 9:54 PM
Tiny
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I had a similar problem with noise only in a turn and discovered that the brake dust shield on the back side of the rotor had been bent toward the wheel. It only scraped the rotor when I turned and the noise disappeared after I bent the dust shield back to the straight position.
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Saturday, October 6th, 2018 AT 12:12 PM

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