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Grinding noise

Tiny
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Recently I have been hearing a grinding noise when driving the car around town, I started thinking it was my struts, but those are fine, now it sounds like a metal grinding noise, which happens when hitting small bumps or turning my wheel. Which leads me to think it is a bad wheel bearing set, bad brakes, or bad CV-joints. I am taking the car into my dealership tomorrow morning. I have had this car for a total of a week, and just started having issues with the car.
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 4:08 PM

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Tiny
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Good evening.

If the noise changes pitch while you increase speed or decrease speed, good chance it is a hub bearing. Common failure.

If it only happens when turning then it is a CV joint in an axle shaft.

Roy
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 4:49 PM
Tiny
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It just makes a weird grinding noise when driving, does not get louder when I speed up, just when I hit small bumps or turn.
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 4:54 PM
Tiny
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Okay, that sounds like an axle.

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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 4:59 PM
Tiny
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Now it sounds like it is coming from the front left tire, but I really do not know.
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:01 PM
Tiny
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Yes, the outer CV joint is right there.

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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:03 PM
Tiny
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Okay, another thing is that if I put my hand through the rim and touch part of the wheel bearing, it is extremely warm, it should only be warm, like its way too hot.
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:04 PM
Tiny
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The brakes and the hub will heat up. You should not be able to touch it.

If it were overheated you would notice an issue with the brakes.

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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:08 PM
Tiny
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Okay just checking. Well something through my rim gets way too hot, it just seems way too hot to me.
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:09 PM
Tiny
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Temperatures run between 150-200 degrees when running for a period. When you stop, it heats up before it cools off.

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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:14 PM
Tiny
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So it is normal that between the rims is super hot? I know I may be asking dumb questions, but I just bought this car a week ago, and I do not want too many issues.
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:16 PM
Tiny
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Yes it will be hot to the touch. You should not be touching when it is hot anyway. Even we have to use gloves at times to remove a wheel.

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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:17 PM
Tiny
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The grinding noise I am hearing is not a constant noise either, it I kind of random as well. Would that still be an axle?
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Monday, April 16th, 2018 AT 5:19 PM
Tiny
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So I found out it is just a dry bushing, nothing too bad, car should be fine.
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 AT 9:10 AM
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Good news. Something simple. Glad you got it fixed.

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Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 AT 9:13 AM

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