Thanks all for the suggestions. I'll look into all of that as soon as I
can
get somewhere where I can get underneath it and get a good look at all
that.
I might take it back to Midas but I have a feeling they'll just take these
suggestions and tell me everything's wrong. Anyway I'll report back soon.
Thanks!
"E Meyer" <epmeyer50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
>
> On 4/4/08 2:07 AM, in article 47F5D370.3080309@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Ralph
Hertle"
> <ralph.hertle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Nick:
>>
>>
>> N.H.L ---> KSU '11 wrote:
>>> Hello all, I have a 99 maxima gle with little over 73K. Right after
>>> Midas replaced ball joints about a month ago, a noise started in the
>>> right front wheel. The best way to describe it is baseball cards in
>>> bicycle spokes if you can imagine that. Pitch corresponds with speed
>>> and intensifies in a right turn and gets quieter in left turns. I
might
>>> be wrong about what side it's coming from and it may be totally
>>> unrelated to the ball joints. It was pretty faint at first but is
>>> getting louder very gradually. I'm not sure if someone who is not
used
>>> to my car would even recognize it.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>> Nick L.
>>
>>
>>
>> My '97 Max also has that 'baseball card' sound. It occurs when the
>> weather is warmer and is louder at speeds of more than 20mph.
>>
>> The sound seems to come from the dash at the windshield glass location.
>> At one point I thought that it could be the wiper blades, however, I
>> changed them and the sound occurs with the wipers on or off. Not that.
>>
>> The ventilating system ducting in the dash firewall area is on a
>> straight line with the right front wheel. A coincidental relationship,
>> possibly. The HVAC air intake system has valves that may be trimmed
with
>> some type of edging material that may be vibrating. The sound is in
when
>> driving, and is independent of the HVAC system working when the car is
>> at a standstill. I suspect that the outside cowl vent air intake system
>> may have an air valve that vibrates.
>>
>> The sound is a nuisance. I wish that a diagram of the HVAC system were
>> available somewhere. Could that be available at the Nissan parts desk?
>>
>> Ralph Hertle
>>
>
> Courtesy Nissan has an online parts catalog now. See if this is what
you
> are looking for:
>
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasite/maxima-a32b-1995-1999/genuine-nissan-
> parts/body-electrical/270-heater-blower-unit/-c-1783_1784_1822_1839.html
>
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