Kevin Gilbert wrote:

>My '84 Westy has a left-side front wheel chirping sound, usually heard in
>warmer weather (heard because the window is open). Closing the window
>doesn't seem to fix it, though.
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>The chirping sound goes away with a slight turn of the wheel to the right,
>but once I veer onto the shoulder I have to aim left again.
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>The chirping sound is a symptom of.....? And how much would that cost to
>fix?
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>Thanks. If I get a good answer I'll stay on the list long enough to see how
>Paul the Unsubscriber responds to the love :)
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>Kevin
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Had something similar. After a lot of hassle, I pulled the wheel, rode
on the spare. Chirp was gone. Turned out the chirp was actualy in the
tire itself. And it was a new Goodyear tire.

Simple test. Pull your wheel, drive on the spare. This will isolate the
problem - wheel/tire vs other. At least it's a starting point.

Good Luck

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver