katheek77

I just had all four of my tires replaced...as soon as I drove away, I
noticed a "clacking" sound...kind of like putting a straw in the
spokes of your bike tire...(I’m very paranoid about my car, so I KNOW
it wasn’t making this sound before hand). I only hear it when I go
forward or turn right, not back or left. It’s also a lot less
noticable, or even disappears, after the car’s been driven for about
fifteen minutes or so. Everyone tells me it’s the wheel bearing,
which is fine, I’ll get it replaced...but why would I all of a sudden
have a bad wheel bearing after getting my tires replaced??? The guys
at the shop said "well, sometimes the alignment or suspension gets
pulled out of place when you lift the car, and that’s why you’re
hearing it now..." Is this true? Or are these guys just people I
should avoid taking my car to in the future??? Thanks...I was just
curious.

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Backyard Mechanic

katheek77 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in news:1_654651_
56ccb622add0bae54e8b7d3057b6f279@autoforumz.com:

> I just had all four of my tires replaced...as soon as I drove away, I
> noticed a "clacking" sound...kind of like putting a straw in the
> spokes of your bike tire...(I’m very paranoid about my car, so I KNOW
> it wasn’t making this sound before hand). I only hear it when I go
> forward or turn right, not back or left. It’s also a lot less
> noticable, or even disappears, after the car’s been driven for about
> fifteen minutes or so. Everyone tells me it’s the wheel bearing,
> which is fine, I’ll get it replaced...but why would I all of a sudden
> have a bad wheel bearing after getting my tires replaced??? The guys
> at the shop said "well, sometimes the alignment or suspension gets
> pulled out of place when you lift the car, and that’s why you’re
> hearing it now..." Is this true? Or are these guys just people I
> should avoid taking my car to in the future??? Thanks...I was just
> curious.
>

We dont know... we're nothing but dumb hick newsgroup users at
alt.autos.ford... have NO IDEA how your post on that "ExPERTS ONLY
WEBSITE" got here.

But if everyone tells you it's the wheel bearing, i suppose it is...

Seems to me, any trouble that rears its head has to start sometime. And
that would be a good time for it to start.. just a litlle out of the
ordinary stress.

nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:31:08 GMT, Backyard Mechanic
<pettyfog@yaywho.com> wrote:

>katheek77 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in news:1_654651_
>56ccb622add0bae54e8b7d3057b6f279@autoforumz.com:
>
>> I just had all four of my tires replaced...as soon as I drove away, I
>> noticed a "clacking" sound...kind of like putting a straw in the
>> spokes of your bike tire...(I’m very paranoid about my car, so I KNOW
>> it wasn’t making this sound before hand). I only hear it when I go
>> forward or turn right, not back or left. It’s also a lot less
>> noticable, or even disappears, after the car’s been driven for about
>> fifteen minutes or so. Everyone tells me it’s the wheel bearing,
>> which is fine, I’ll get it replaced...but why would I all of a sudden
>> have a bad wheel bearing after getting my tires replaced??? The guys
>> at the shop said "well, sometimes the alignment or suspension gets
>> pulled out of place when you lift the car, and that’s why you’re
>> hearing it now..." Is this true? Or are these guys just people I
>> should avoid taking my car to in the future??? Thanks...I was just
>> curious.
>>
>
>We dont know... we're nothing but dumb hick newsgroup users at
>alt.autos.ford... have NO IDEA how your post on that "ExPERTS ONLY
>WEBSITE" got here.
>
>But if everyone tells you it's the wheel bearing, i suppose it is...
>
>Seems to me, any trouble that rears its head has to start sometime. And
>that would be a good time for it to start.. just a litlle out of the
>ordinary stress.

Mags ore wheel covers?
If wheel covers, remove and try again. Many a time wheelcovers will
make a ticking noise under certain conditions. If the noise goes away,
carefully reinstall one at a time and see if and when the noise
returns.

Space Ace

If you haven't travelled far, and it still "clacks," there's an odd chance
one of the balancing weights is rattling around in your wheel. Sometimes the
tire shop doesn't fasten them correctly, and they come loose. This just
happened to me again yesterday, as a matter of fact.


"Backyard Mechanic" <pettyfog@yaywho.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96BBDBA952D28pettyfogery@207.115.63.158...
> katheek77 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in news:1_654651_
> 56ccb622add0bae54e8b7d3057b6f279@autoforumz.com:
>
>> I just had all four of my tires replaced...as soon as I drove away, I
>> noticed a "clacking" sound...kind of like putting a straw in the
>> spokes of your bike tire...(I'm very paranoid about my car, so I KNOW
>> it wasn't making this sound before hand). I only hear it when I go
>> forward or turn right, not back or left. It's also a lot less
>> noticable, or even disappears, after the car's been driven for about
>> fifteen minutes or so. Everyone tells me it's the wheel bearing,
>> which is fine, I'll get it replaced...but why would I all of a sudden
>> have a bad wheel bearing after getting my tires replaced??? The guys
>> at the shop said "well, sometimes the alignment or suspension gets
>> pulled out of place when you lift the car, and that's why you're
>> hearing it now..." Is this true? Or are these guys just people I
>> should avoid taking my car to in the future??? Thanks...I was just
>> curious.
>>
>
> We dont know... we're nothing but dumb hick newsgroup users at
> alt.autos.ford... have NO IDEA how your post on that "ExPERTS ONLY
> WEBSITE" got here.
>
> But if everyone tells you it's the wheel bearing, i suppose it is...
>
> Seems to me, any trouble that rears its head has to start sometime. And
> that would be a good time for it to start.. just a litlle out of the
> ordinary stress.

Jeff

"Space Ace" <hawk106@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:6p9Pe.3252$SW1.569@trndny09...
> If you haven't travelled far, and it still "clacks," there's an odd chance
> one of the balancing weights is rattling around in your wheel. Sometimes
> the tire shop doesn't fasten them correctly, and they come loose. This
> just happened to me again yesterday, as a matter of fact.

You can also have a lugnut that came off that does this as well.

Jeff

> "Backyard Mechanic" <pettyfog@yaywho.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns96BBDBA952D28pettyfogery@207.115.63.158...
>> katheek77 <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in news:1_654651_
>> 56ccb622add0bae54e8b7d3057b6f279@autoforumz.com:
>>
>>> I just had all four of my tires replaced...as soon as I drove away, I
>>> noticed a "clacking" sound...kind of like putting a straw in the
>>> spokes of your bike tire...(I'm very paranoid about my car, so I KNOW
>>> it wasn't making this sound before hand). I only hear it when I go
>>> forward or turn right, not back or left. It's also a lot less
>>> noticable, or even disappears, after the car's been driven for about
>>> fifteen minutes or so. Everyone tells me it's the wheel bearing,
>>> which is fine, I'll get it replaced...but why would I all of a sudden
>>> have a bad wheel bearing after getting my tires replaced??? The guys
>>> at the shop said "well, sometimes the alignment or suspension gets
>>> pulled out of place when you lift the car, and that's why you're
>>> hearing it now..." Is this true? Or are these guys just people I
>>> should avoid taking my car to in the future??? Thanks...I was just
>>> curious.
>>>
>>
>> We dont know... we're nothing but dumb hick newsgroup users at
>> alt.autos.ford... have NO IDEA how your post on that "ExPERTS ONLY
>> WEBSITE" got here.
>>
>> But if everyone tells you it's the wheel bearing, i suppose it is...
>>
>> Seems to me, any trouble that rears its head has to start sometime. And
>> that would be a good time for it to start.. just a litlle out of the
>> ordinary stress.
>
>