# 1998 Acura 2.8 CL

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cl, acura\
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404 "2008-08-19T20:02:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![rdboyda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@rdboyda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rdboyda)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404/1 "2008-08-19T20:02:22Z")

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I have a noise coming from the right rear wheel. Sounds like a card in the spokes of a bicycle tire, or a cricket with no pauses. The sound is dependent on the movement of the car but the frequency does not alter its pitch as it moves faster. this is a front wheel drive.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404/2 "2008-08-19T20:06:21Z")

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Try using your hand to check the tread on that tyre. Does it have a little wavy pattern to it?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404/3 "2008-08-19T20:42:42Z")

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Never run your hand across the tread of a tire. If any of the steel belt is exposed it’s like thousands of needles sticking out. And this can rip your fingers/hand to shreds. You’ll do this once and learn.

Tester

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**Author:** ![rdboyda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@rdboyda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rdboyda)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404/4 "2008-08-19T20:42:55Z")

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I can’t feel a wavy pattern. Tire looks ok.

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**Author:** ![rdboyda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@rdboyda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rdboyda)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-acura-2-8-cl/18404/5 "2008-08-19T20:44:50Z")

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tires are fairly new. less than 10k on them. Had an alignment 6 months ago. Just noticed this sound recently. Thanks for the running the hand over the tread tip also.