Hyundai car making strange noise

I suppose, but these hubcaps have big holes in them, so I'm not sure
how something
could get caught in there, move around a lot, and not come out.
Furthermore, there is
more reason to believe this is not a hubcap problem (and so this test
would just be a
waste): sometimes I've heard the sound when the car is not moving, but
idling. When
it happens while idling, there may be, though I'm not sure, a
correlation with putting it
into/out of gear, for example shifting to/from park. And it doesn't
happen constantly
when it's moving either, just episodically. When it occurs with the
shifting it's only like
I think 1, 2, maybe 3 clicks (but they sound just the same and have
the same
frequency.).

 

You need to turn it up and listen close at the times I mentioned. It's
a
fast clicking noise. I know, there's a lot of normal noise (engine
running,
road sound, etc.) in front of it. It's easier to hear when you're
really in the
car than in the recording.

 

And it also doesn't always happen when changing gears, either. But
sometimes
it's been heard it at those times.

 

Could you be a dear and leave usenet for those who don't slap
respondants' suggestions back in their faces? I can't tell you how
much I hope the noise is hubcap creep.

Toyota MDT in MO

 

I'm thinking it's a sticky caliper. Just did another set of rear discs
on a GM with STUCK glides.

Anyone have a better lube for them? The stuff I'm using now is a
silicone based grease made for the pins but it still doesn't last that long.
The current method is to clean (or replace them if pitted) the pins. use
a dowel to clean out the bores (a .30 caliber gun brush works REAL well)
then solvent flush and air dry. Then a generous helping of lube and
install the pins. Then a light coat of sealer inside the boot to lock it
to the caliper mount and to the pin. I would think that water/air
wouldn't be getting in there but I still get a couple that stick.

 

I got some black stuff in little clear plastic tubes; can't remember
name...too lazy to dig through my *kit* but for giggles, couldn't you
just squeeze some silver-colored anti-seize into the pin guides? The
same stuff we use on spark plugs. Takes the heat, just can't say how
long it would stay where it should. Then in 30 days or so, see if you
still have play in the calipers...maybe use a screwdriver to test, but
remember the pads need to be compressed first. So have to remove
wheel and tire to do that. Just an idea if you've got the time.

Nick

 

Furthermore, there is
more reason to believe this is not a hubcap problem (and so this test
would just be a
waste): sometimes I've heard the sound when the car is not moving, but
idling. When
it happens while idling, there may be, though I'm not sure, a
correlation with putting it
into/out of gear, for example shifting to/from park. And it doesn't
happen constantly
when it's moving either, just episodically. When it occurs with the
shifting it's only like
I think 1, 2, maybe 3 clicks (but they sound just the same and have
the same
frequency.).

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That is important information you left out the first time. Doing
diagnostics you follow certain paths of common problems. Noises when moving
versus noises when standing are usually very different sources.

Given your mechanical abilities and aptitude, there is a fairly simple
solution to the problem. Take the car to the dealer Monday morning. Trade
it in on a new one.

 

LMAO111

Steve in AZ

 

Why do you think I'm just dismissing it? Rather I thought about it,
and
I weighed it in light of available evidence.

 

And what about ones that occur during both?

But now that I *have* given the information, what would you suspect
now?

 

The internet can't help here. So far all I've gathered is there
is a "clicking" sound sometimes.
Maybe the dashboard is clicking when the sun hits it.
Maybe this, maybe that. Or quite possibly this or that.
Give up asking here and take it to somebody who can listen to it.
What does your wife say about it? She might know.
Every time my wife says "something's wrong with the car" I tell her
she's crazy.
Then a short time later I have to fix what was wrong.
Still haven't figured that out.

--Vic

 

But now that I *have* given the information, what would you suspect
now?


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I suspect you have no clue about cars. Buy a new one and it will be covered
under warranty.

 

*What* evidence? you didn't even try the only suggestion you've gotten.
Ok, take the car in to a mechanic and have him change the entire front
end. Cost you a couple of thousand, problably won't eliminate the sound,
will take at least a week without the car, but at least you won't have
spend 15 minutes removing the hubcaps and listening if the sound is gone.

 

And what about ones that occur during both?

But now that I *have* given the information, what would you suspect
now?


Rather obvious now, this Troll has caught a lot of us. I'm putting him in
my plop bucket.

Jim

 

I don't know the specific setup you've got there, but if it's what I think
it is, then the rubber boots may be fitting too loosely (old), or the
grooves the boots sit in have corrosion in them.

On my car I've found Sil-Glyde to work the best for the pins, BUT it
depends on the cleanliness of the boot grooves, and the tightness of the
boots in those grooves. The rubber boots do expand with age, making them
fit more loosely, allowing water in.

 

We don't have the money.

Why not tell me though what you would think, based on this new
information? Or
is it still not enough?

 

My intent though is not to troll this group. But you won't believe
that, I guess.
What exactly am I doing wrong?

 

Well I do know someone who is more knowledgeable with this but
they were stumped. And we also took it to a mechanic at a car shop,
they didn't know what it was either.

 

The "evidence" is that the sound also happens when the car is not
moving
but idling, as I mentioned in another post here. I'm not sure how a
hubcap
could cause that.

 

For the sake of MY sanity, this thread is killfiled. but before I go,
lift the hood and see if you can narrow it down to a slipping
alternator/acon/water pump belt.

BY BYE !!!!!
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