Sound from front wheels like an aireplane taking off

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by lo_jack

My old shop shirt (that I still wear) has our unofficial motto on it:

We do it right because we do it twice.
We do it right because we do it twice.

Allow me to present an alternative.

You could just get:
an el cheapo rockauto (or similar) halfshaft
axle nut
tube of grease
24" or better cheater bar (for the axle nut)
18" pry bar (to pop the halfshaft)

and have that thing changed in a couple of hours. It's not a 100k mile halfshaft, but it's a hundred bones tops for all that, and you will be rolling again.

Be careful what you suggest here to the OP. Suppose he cannot get the axle nut off. He may need additional tools to remove "the mother of Jesus torques bolt with years of seized components " His components have seen winters, salts, grime from the NW seasons. He may very well want to take it to shop that has some backup power pneumatic tools and heat.

[lo_jack]

Hey, your results may vary. Obviously that is a best case scenario.
But if the axle nut won't come off, you haven't lost much. Return the stuff, call a shop.

I thought that was implied with anyone that lives north of the I10. But you might be able to guesstimate that by looking at it.

If it looks like the Edmund Fitzgerald, then maybe don't attempt.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by lo_jack

If it looks like the Edmund Fitzgerald, then maybe don't attempt.

Woah! An Edmund Fitzgerald reference. I'll have to put on some Gordon Lightfoot later.

[lo_jack]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Woah! An Edmund Fitzgerald reference. I'll have to put on some Gordon Lightfoot later.

And from the Texans, no less.
Who'd have guessed.

[shevin]

Update :

Finished the repair, The random noise was from brakes, because they were almost gone.
so I changed front brakes and rotoros and sensors with OEM brakes.
and also I replaced the front axle CV boots.

The mechanic said the car is in a great shape. and everything is perfect. happiness !

[jdstrickland]

Originally Posted by shevin

Pictures:

That's a CV boot. It's possible, in theory, to take the CV joint apart and clean it, pack it full of grease, and put a new boot on. What has happened to you is that the boot blew out and the grease has been thrown out due to the rotation. When the grease is gone, water and dirt get in and this is bad for the needle bearings inside. If you take the bearings out and clean them very well, they might not be destroyed to the point that you cannot put the joint back together and get thousands of miles of continued service. It's entirely possible that the bearings are toast, but you cannot tell until you take the joint apart. They make a grease especially for lubricating CV joints, I think it's molybdenum, and you can get it at the auto parts store.

The typical failure mode of a CV joint is that it makes a clicking noise when the steering wheel is turned full lock. Go to a parking lot and turn the wheel all of the way and go in a circle, then go the other way. I'm not certain, but the inside wheel will click if it's the one giving trouble.

Just because the boot is torn does not, in itself, mean that the joint is toast, although it doesn't look good for the joint. If the boot tore a week or a month ago, and you have not driven in the rain, then you should be okay. If the boot tore several months ago and you took the car swimming across the local Montezuma Crossing (a roadway that crosses a creek with water in it), then you might have trouble with cleaning the CV joint. You can take the axle shaft out and then make the decision to put a new one in or rebuild it. If the store will take the replacement back, then you might want to buy it to have on hand in case you need it.

[jdstrickland]

If you replace the boot, you MUST also replace the "hose clamps" that hold it on. You cannot use the clamps that you normally see on a hose because the screw will cause a vibration as it spins around. Get the same kind of clamps that are on the car now, there's a reason that they are used. You will absolutely destroy the old ones getting them off. There are 2, one of them is large, the other is small.

[hunds02]

^ +1

The OE style clamps are the crimp style which require those ear crimp pliers or whatever the hell theyre called. You can also use band it style clamps which require a separate winding tool. Both tools are on Amazon for around $20 or less. Hose clamps are too wide and you won't have uniform compression around the groove. And for god sakes, don't use zip ties.

[BomberNZ]

Originally Posted by shevin

I have a BMW X5 2003, 3.0 and it has 213000 miles on it.

a few days ago I drove out of state (380 miles), and the last 40 miles, I heard a noise from wheels like an airplane was taking off.

this thing had happened once before but it went away day after. a few months ago I heard same noise, then I took it to the mechanic, I had suspected it to be ball bearings
he drove it quick and the noise had gone away and he said it is probably nothing serious.

now that it happened again when I got to my destination, I showed it to a mechanic, and they said the Boots for the axels are torn and the grease comes out of it.
and they said they don't have original part for it, but they can build one for me for $1600.


The mechanic advised not to drive it back 380 miles. I drove it back and I didn't hear any noise ( except the first 5-6 minutes).
right now the car doesn't have the noise.

What do you guys think ? should I show it to another mechanic and spend money on it ? (now that it doesn't have noise ? except sometimes the first few minutes)

Pictures:



More Pics:
http://i63.tinypic.com/2roric2.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/155h095.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/25a2edv.jpg

$1600 is a rip off! $80 for complete drivehsaft with boots from eeuroparts and around 3/4 hour labour - so allow shop an hour labour to do

[BomberNZ]

Originally Posted by shevin

I have a BMW X5 2003, 3.0 and it has 213000 miles on it.

a few days ago I drove out of state (380 miles), and the last 40 miles, I heard a noise from wheels like an airplane was taking off.

this thing had happened once before but it went away day after. a few months ago I heard same noise, then I took it to the mechanic, I had suspected it to be ball bearings
he drove it quick and the noise had gone away and he said it is probably nothing serious.

now that it happened again when I got to my destination, I showed it to a mechanic, and they said the Boots for the axels are torn and the grease comes out of it.
and they said they don't have original part for it, but they can build one for me for $1600.


The mechanic advised not to drive it back 380 miles. I drove it back and I didn't hear any noise ( except the first 5-6 minutes).
right now the car doesn't have the noise.

What do you guys think ? should I show it to another mechanic and spend money on it ? (now that it doesn't have noise ? except sometimes the first few minutes)

Pictures:



More Pics:
http://i63.tinypic.com/2roric2.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/155h095.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/25a2edv.jpg

$1600 is a rip off! $80 for complete drivehsaft with boots from eeuroparts and around 3/4 hour labour - so allow shop an hour labour to do, but the boot will not be making the noise - i would suspect brake pads are running on steel!