# Avalon - Grinding sound while turning left

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-grinding-sound-while-turning-left/21566>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 2, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-grinding-sound-while-turning-left/21566 "2008-11-02T22:43:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![avalon98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@avalon98](https://community.cartalk.com/u/avalon98)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-grinding-sound-while-turning-left/21566/1 "2008-11-02T22:43:22Z")

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Hi  
  
  
  
 I have a Toyota Avalon 1998 vintage with about 140000 miles on it.  
  
  
  
 Of late, i hear a grinding sound when i turn left. The tires are new and i have been hearing this sound both before and after the tires were replaced. The brake fluid levels are OK as well.  
  
  
  
 Has anybody faced this problem before? Is this a problem with bearings or brake pads?

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-grinding-sound-while-turning-left/21566/2 "2008-11-03T01:48:55Z")

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I would suspect the wheel bearing.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-grinding-sound-while-turning-left/21566/3 "2008-11-03T01:52:50Z")

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Some times the break wear indicator will hit the rotors when turning harder. I guess you would have noticed the pads being worn out when the tires were replaced.