pamike Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 i get this humming noise that echo's through the whole car and i can also feel it under my feet. it is worst at about 40 mph and gets a little quieter when at highway speeds. i was thinking wheel bearing but i noticed i can move the inner cv and their is a considerable amount of play in and out and side to side. both cv's are like this but the driver side is worse. thes is on a 90 legacy awd. i checked my other legacy and their is also play but not as much. now when i grab the cv on the other legacy it's warm to the touch, but on this one it is pretty hot. is it normal for the trans to have this play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Is the play in the cv axle joint or in the axle stub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 it's not the cv shaft. if i grab the shaft at the very end right where it goes into the trans their is alot of play in all directions. it would have to be something loose in the trans. i'm not 100% sure this is where the noise is, it could be a wheel bearing but after i seen this i started thinking it was coming from the trans. i checked my other soob and that has a little play to so i didn't know if this was normal or not. the inner cv was also very hot to the touch, is this normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDead Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Pull the person out from under your car ya ran over. j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Check your exhaust system and the hangers. It may be as simple as a heat shield. Always tell us how many miles are on the car whenever you list a problem (yes thats a hint). You may have a worn CV joint that is starting to seize. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 210,000 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is there any clicking noises on hard turns at slow speed? At that mileage, the Cv's had had a very long life. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 no clicking or anything like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 If it's not the cv joint, the bearing caps may be loose allowing play in the transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamike Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 i had it to the garage and they think the noise is a wheel bearing but i showed them the looseness in the cv and they thought that it was a little excessive. whats involved in fixing the bearing caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Just turning and tightening them. It's not too hard. But the real issue is how did they get loose in the first place.....this may point to a bearing issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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