New Strange Sound of the Week!

[Micetic]

Well, my car is making another strange sound. It seems as soon as I fix one a new one pops up quite soon.

It sounds like a squeak that increases and decreases with vehicle speed, but it only happens when the car is cold and once warmed up it goes away. It sounds like it is coming from the front drvers side of the car to me. Its frequency is correlates directly with vehicle speed, not engine speed. The faster the car the faster the squeak. It is not the belts, I checked.

My guess is the wheel bearings. Any other suggestions as to what it might be?

[98TC-Cartier]

Wear indicator on the brake pads maybe?

[87 town]

Well, my car is making another strange sound. It seems as soon as I fix one a new one pops up quite soon.

It sounds like a squeak that increases and decreases with vehicle speed, but it only happens when the car is cold and once warmed up it goes away. It sounds like it is coming from the front drvers side of the car to me. Its frequency is correlates directly with vehicle speed, not engine speed. The faster the car the faster the squeak. It is not the belts, I checked.

My guess is the wheel bearings. Any other suggestions as to what it might be?

Sounds like wheel bearings to me too. Easy to pull and inspect and regrease or maybe replace. Should be routiney greased anyhow. Everytime I do mine *(every 25k miles or so), I notice a smoother roll.
Now take my Sebring for example. You can't just grease the bearings, but have to replace an expensive bearing assembly. I like our old fashioned ball bearing wheel bearings. Even if this is not the problem, you wont be hurting yourself by greasing. If you have never done it, they are probably dry anyhow.

[gadget73]

The wheel bearings should be re-packed at least as often as the front brakes are serviced. Its a commonly overlooked maintainence item that can cause annoying vibrations, and potentially expensive and dangerous failures if allowed to continue for too long.

While you're in there, since the caliper has to come off, inspect the brake shoes to make sure there is still plenty of material remaining on the shoe. I would also suggest cleaning up the caliper mounting bolts and using some high temperature brake lubricant on the caliper pins when re-installing them to ensure they move freely and are not binding on the rotor.

[MASSR68]

Well, my car is making another strange sound. It seems as soon as I fix one a new one pops up quite soon.

It sounds like a squeak that increases and decreases with vehicle speed, but it only happens when the car is cold and once warmed up it goes away. It sounds like it is coming from the front drvers side of the car to me. Its frequency is correlates directly with vehicle speed, not engine speed. The faster the car the faster the squeak. It is not the belts, I checked.

My guess is the wheel bearings. Any other suggestions as to what it might be?
Its your speed cable mine does it when its cold but goes away when car warms up.

[Micetic]

Its your speed cable mine does it when its cold but goes away when car warms up.

Have you found a way to remedy the problem, and if so how?

[MASSR68]

Have you found a way to remedy the problem, and if so how?
I havn't done it yet, but they say little oil should help, in the speed cable,

[gadget73]

Oil will deteriorate the cable jacket. If you're going to lube it with anything, you'd be best with some sort of dry lubricant like graphite. Ideally, if the cable is bad, it should be replaced. Other signs of a bad cable or worn speedometer is a lot of needle bounce, especially at low speed. I haven't seen a TC speedo yet that wont wobble under about 15 mph though so that may not be the best test.

[MASSR68]

Oil will deteriorate the cable jacket. If you're going to lube it with anything, you'd be best with some sort of dry lubricant like graphite. Ideally, if the cable is bad, it should be replaced. Other signs of a bad cable or worn speedometer is a lot of needle bounce, especially at low speed. I haven't seen a TC speedo yet that wont wobble under about 15 mph though so that may not be the best test.
what he said thanks gadget73

[Scruffybeast]

HI Gadjet. I notice in the specs of your car you list rear wagon springs. Did you by any chance install these to correct a sagging rear, and if so, what car are they normally found on? Thanks. Scruffybeast

[gadget73]

They were installed to level the car with the crazy too-tall front springs I have. I plan on getting rid of those front springs soon and may swap out the wagon coils as well to drop it back to stock height again. They're for any 79-91 Mercury Colony Park or Ford Country Squire wagon. I'd reccomend the wagon cargo coils if you plan on doing this, as they'll ride a little nicer unloaded. The car will sit up high in the back with stock front springs and wagon rear springs.

[rainhopper]

check also the stereo, disconnect the factory amplifier and see if it goes away, with the layout of the sound system it can cause confusing noises including squealing noises from the ignition system even with the radio off