"Griffindog" <ron.amos@rogers.com> wrote in message news:7ad0518c8fd5bcf077664ce79cda7be2@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> My mechanic assures me that all is ok with the van. The mileage is 205,000
> km. I did change the transmission oil recently and had the brakes adjusted
> and then rechecked again since the noise. The parking brake is not on, and
> the rear wheels are cool to the touch after a long drive. The front wheels
> are both a bit warm though to touch after a drive. The Howl sounds louder
> then it normal for snow tires, and the howl was happening before I switch
> to the winter tires anyway. Any ideas

"Brake Lamp," not "Brake," is suppose to mean that the tail bulb(s) are
degrading or of the wrong type if they come and go. If the bulb is dead, replace
it. If you hear howling from the front end that stops when you turn in one
direction but gets louder when you turn the opposite way, it's the bearing.

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Rick