Re: strange suspension sound?? suggestions??

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made johnc@together.net say:

> ok, today out of the blue, everytime i hit a significant rolling bump i
> have a funny scraping/squeaking sound from my right front corner.  at
> first i thought it was more of a scraping, metal dragging on something
> sound, today i am thinking maybe its got a squishy-squeaky rubber
> quality to it too???  i would have thought for sure that it was packed
> snow in the wheel well, except snow isn't allowed in VT anymore it
> seems.
> 
> i keep stopping an looking under the car.  nothing dragging, nothing
> obviously bent or out of place.
> i push down on that corner and bounce it.  nothing.  i pull up on that
> corner and bounce.  nothing.
> dealer has no suggestions on the phone, just 'bring it in and let me
> drive it'.  fair enough, but has to wait 'til i return from Philly, and
> in the meantime my brain is churning.

Possibly an exhaust piece or something rubbing against the center
driveshaft?

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