I am unsure of exactly how and what to look for for these..I took the
tire off and visually inspected the tread and found it to look to be in
good shape..the tires themselves are 40k mile bridgestones with maybe
8k on them...i put on the spare and drove it around and the noise
seemed to occur less loud, but it still occured and seemed to come from
the same area on the vehicle????still confused
The Other Dave wrote:
> Check the tire for ply separation/out of round.
>
> wrote in message
>
> > Well here is all the background and I hope to God one of you may be
> > able to help diagnose:
> >
> > Well I set off to move from Oregon to Texas for school, I filled my car
> > with an tremendous amount of odds and ends and drove off. About 1,500
> > miles into the trip the thumping sound appeared. For the last 500 or so
> > miles the car has made a distinct thumping sound. It appears the sound
> > occurs most frequently when accelerating from a stop and seems to
> > dissappear when reaching full speed. This sound doesnt seem to occur
> > when accelerating from a stop in reverse though? The sound appears to
> > be comming from the right rear wheel region. Trying to diagnose the
> > problem myself I have noticed that the sound is much louder inside the
> > car than when standing next to the car while someone else drives
> > it..although it is still audible that way too. Please any ideas?
> > >> Stay informed about: Thumping sound from my 98 forester 
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