Rolling Rattles

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Jesda
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So I finally secured the throttle cable and got rid of that annoying rattling noise that was happening during acceleration. But now there's a very similar rolling noise.

I hear it from the front passenger side, somewhere near the wheel or under the hood. As I'm rolling from 20-40mph, there's a noticeable rattle that varies with speed (with or without acceleration) and sounds almost like a rock is taped to the tire. I can't feel it though, far as I can tell. Its not consistent either. Changing tires didnt change anything.It happens in the summer and winter.Its not there at high speeds.

Any guesses?


HeavyDuty
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I have the same rattle, Jesda, been driving me nuts the last couple of weeks. I found one to be the fan shroud retaining screw on the driver's side to be loose.

The other, I don't know. The left front bumper was kissed by another car or a post or something, not enough to mess up the bumper, but rather put a dime size wrinkle on the fender above the bumper. I think it may be the headlight or corner light, or the lower airbox the previous owner left loose when installing the POP charger.

I tried hitting the tire with my fist when the car was on the lift & I can't make it do it, but when on the ground, a light tap to the bumper will reproduce it slightly.

Eager to find out what you find & vice versa.

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Jesda
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I went and tried to narrow down what it was. It went away on its own. Damn it!


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