I bought a honda civic coupe recently .
yesterday i was driving my mom back from work , and as i was parking , i turned my wheels and i could hear a screeching or shreiking sound coming from the Right Front Wheels .
i did some research on Yahoo answers and it seems that
this could have been a defective wheel bearing or a cv joint .
i called the service center and the manager told me it could be the mud thing making that sound , and he adviced me to check tire pressure . So i did and seemed the air pressure was low on the Right front wheel and put some air in . But the sound didn%26#039;t %26quot;go away%26quot; . it sounds like 2 thin metal pieces sliding each other ( it%26#039;s a high pitched shreiking/ screeching sound) i dn%26#039;t understand what%26#039;s going on . I dn%26#039;t have a job right now , looking for a job , should i take it to the honda service center where i bought it ( will it be covered ) , or any service center ...
I was wondering if that exactly is the problem , and how much will it cost me to fix it|||I don%26#039;t think is the cv joints or the bearings, since the bearings will sound (while you%26#039;re driving) like you are driving a pick-up truck with huge wheels on it, (you know the sound they make)
And if it%26#039;s the cv joints it will only and ONLY when you turn to either side (clack, clack, clack noise), if it%26#039;s screeching noise it%26#039;s the brake pads, check to see if the disks are smooth, that could be the problem, if they %26#039;re not change the pads, that should fix the problem!, BUT if they tell you to change the cv joints it%26#039;s about $70 labor, plus the parts, each side, if you don;t have the money just tell them that you want the affected side (even though the Honda service they%26#039;ll try to tell you you need to do both) DO ONLY THE ONE, then when you have the money do the other one, i don%26#039;t think is the bearings...
But whatever you do don%26#039;t take to the dealer it%26#039;s gonna cost you a lot!!!, if it%26#039;s not under warranty off-course.
What you can do to make sure it%26#039;s not the cv-joints is this:
Turn the wheels to one side and look inside (the other side where you put the nuts that hold the tire) and you%26#039;ll see a large piece of rubber like a cup, that%26#039;s called the %26quot;boot%26quot; they%26#039;ll have a metal ring that holds it in place, if that%26#039;s loose or you see grease all over it, that%26#039;s the problem, but like i said before i think is your brake pads. GOOD LUCK!!!|||Replace wheel bearings...cheap - CV Joints...very expensive, Tonto!|||If it%26#039;s under warranty, you ought to be covered. It sounds more like a wheel bearing than the CV joint.
Check the rubber boot between the wheel and the transaxle. Look around the boot as well. These things can get a hole and throw grease out. Look for a pattern of grease around the boot. If there is a hole, yes it%26#039;s the CV joint and it%26#039; gonna be expensive. I%26#039;ve never done a Honda CV, but you%26#039;re looking at $350 +
