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Okay so I was over at crazy elky's house switching back my mounts to stock OEM ones..After we were done, took the car for a test run and it felt smooth but when I would let off the gas, I would hear some sort of a grinding noise, it was as if somthing was grinding really hard. It was only upon letting go of the gas and letting the car decel..brought it back and made sure everything was tightened. I believe he adjusted the mount again. Took it out for a drive and it felt smooth as a glass. However upon turning right and only right, the car would make that grinding noise. It does not do it when turning left or going straight, only when turning right, Elky thinks its somthing to do with my suspension but the car came into his place making no such grinding noises and now its grinding only turning right?!? I dont understand. I figure this suspension forum would be best for it..Any idea what it is?!? Everything is going wrong for me  
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when i put the mounts in, i followed advice found here to let the motor 'relax' in the mounts before tightening up the thru bolt.
when gooneroo came back with the initial grinding i loosened the thru bolts, jacked the motor up and retightened the bolts.
now we have his current problem.
another observation is that when i let the car down and teh suspension settled there was a rather loud bang, sounded alost lik i hit the side of the car with the jack handle, but i didn't.
also when the car is on the ground and you rock it back and forth there is a clicking sound coiming from the drivers side front, you can feel it in the wheel.
the endlinks seem tight, the wheel is torqued properly.
he said hes had that noise for ever.
i am at a loss.
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Did you guys do just front and rear mounts or left and right?
R the top (not the plate that holds the spring) but the top plates in the front engine bay too tight. Mine where getting caught up on the tower somehow.. So I just loosen them some so they can turn easy and no more click bang.
As far as the grinding I would say the motor miss alignment and maybe putting too much on one axle.. (these r only suggestions) hope you guys figure it out.
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it might be miss alligned but my car has been shaking badly too on the highway and now after yesterday its doing it at like going 45 or so, shaking from the right from what I can feel..i dunno, maybe i need new axles?
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Bad wheel bearing or outer CV joint I bet. I'm replacing a wheel bearing ATM after getting a vibration through the brake pedal. I thought it was a warped rotor but I can shake the tire a bit. Here's a quote from the bearing replacement how-to. It sounds similar to your problem.
quote=Ray] whirring, buzzing, or metallic grinding noise on one side of the car.. predominant when turning the vehicle, to shift the weight on to THAT BAD bearing (ex. left turns will make the right one sound louder, or appear... and vice versa.. if you make a right turn and hear what some people call "an airplane engine" sound, then your LEFT bearing is probably gone.
To test.. jack the car up enough to take the tire off the ground, and see if there is any play in the tire (up and down, etc.. if you can wiggle the tire.. EVEN A LITTLE, it is a bad bearing.)
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Sounds exactly the same as when my drive side bearing went south, ANY steering off center ONLY towards to the right would bring on a grinding sound. I replaced the driver side bearing and everything was fine.
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I had a grinding on the drivers side when turning at lower speeds. Replacing the axle fixed it.
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Originally posted by Ray:
To test.. jack the car up enough to take the tire off the ground, and see if there is any play in the tire (up and down, etc.. if you can wiggle the tire.. EVEN A LITTLE, it is a bad bearing.)
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this is funny, cause elky did this test, the wheels were off the ground and he wiggled the tire and it moved ALOT! lol, so that means bad wheel bearing? 
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A bad wheel bearing? When I had my Tempo I had 3 different shops wiggle the front drivers side wheel and do that test and tell me it was my tie rod going bad.
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