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How To Tell If The Weird Grinding Noises Are Coming From An Axle Or The Transmission

How To Tell If The Weird Grinding Noises Are Coming From An Axle Or The Transmission

A grinding noise can hijack your whole drive. You turn the radio down, you crack a window, and you start timing when it happens. Then you get home and realize you still cannot tell what part of the car is actually complaining. Axles and transmissions can both create grinding sounds, and they can sound similar from the driver’s seat. The difference is usually in the pattern. If you pay attention to when it happens and what the car is doing at that moment, you can get surprisingly close to the right answer. Why Grinding Noises Are So Easy To Misread Grinding is one of those sounds people describe the same way, even when the causes are completely different. One driver means a gritty scrape. Another means a low growl. Another means a rough vibration that they can feel more than hear. Sound also moves through the vehicle. A noise that starts near a front wheel can echo through the floor and seem like it’s coming from the center. That’s why focusing on ... read more

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