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I have developed over the last week a dull whining noise from the front end of my civic, and cant quite locate exactly what it can be.1 ) tyres are budget brand which are ready for replacement soon, no cupping just even wear, but rears are bridgstone and have full tread.2 ) inflated tyres to correct pressure and noise has reduced but is more noticable on rougher roads from 50mph+.3 ) jacked up front end & checked for wheel play & smooth rotation, all is fine but noticed the righthand drive shaft is corroded on the arm towards the cv joint, but no evidence of leakage.4 ) low speed left & right hand turns produce no sounds, no sounds on full lock either, round corners or round -abouts etc5 ) transmission is as smooth as always and brakes work more than adequatly.Any suggestions as this is an annoying whining noise which i aint experienced with worn tyres beforechecked out the wheel bearings last night and confident that they are fine, no play in either direction and rotation is smooth.still concerned about the righthand driveshaft being so corroded near the cv joint as the left hand driveshaft looks fine apart from road gunk on it.Will check the brake pads this week as the noise is fairly noticable at all speeds, and get a trusted mechanic to have a look too, before i start changing components i don't need renewing.

it might be the tires but id lean more towards the cv joints.. you can try and which good tire from rear to front and see if that changes the sound

place you r hand on top of the tire and push your hand back not forward if you feel feathering or very slight elevations like feathers then your sound is coming from that if you had cupping or toe in or toe out problems an alignment would be in order. if you have the feather ring change em out Uniroyal are made by Michelin so go to wal mart and get some better tires

From what you said its probably the tires. when you changed the tire pressure and the noise changed that is a good indication the tires are at fault. Another thing you can do is put the front tires on the back and try that and see if the noise changes. Or you say they are worn just go ahead and replace them and keep up the tire rotation and the correct tire pressure . A bearing noise wouldnt change by changing the tire pressure..................UJN

IF IT IS A FRONT BEARING THE NOISE WILL COME AND GO WHEN DRIVING AND SWERVING VEHICLE SIDE TO SIDE.IF IT IS TIRE NOISE ,NOISE VOLUME WILL INCREASE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT 40 MPH MEDIUM PRESSURE ON PEDAL

When was the last time you checked the brakes? the inner brake pads have metal tangs on them that will contact the brake rotor and produce that rotational noise when driving. the brake sensor noise usuallhy goes away when the pads shift in the calipers as they will on turns.pull the wheels off and check the inner brake pads on both sides. the calipers can be swung up to check the pads simply by removing the rear-most caliper bolt and swinging the caliper up to the front.that is the most likely cause of your noise. Its also the first place I'd look.a quick way to see if its the brake wear sensors is to lightly apply the brakes when you hear the noise. if the noise goes away its being caused by the brake wear sensors. (applying the brakes will force the pads against the rotors and dampen the noise of the wear sensors.)if you think its tyres, rotate the tires front to rear and see if the noise changes to the rear or goes away. that's the easiest way to eliminate them as a cause.by the way, i don't see very many bad hub bearings on the civics of any age. they are usually good for the life of the car.hope that helps