# What's that's whirring noise? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** justy, subaru\ **Created:** [June 23, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-thats-whirring-noise/32275 "2009-06-23T15:35:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/astimson/32/1320_2.png) [@astimson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/astimson)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-thats-whirring-noise/32275/1 "2009-06-23T15:35:11Z")
I have a 1993 Subaru Justy 2 door. Recently as in the last couple of days it’s started to make a strange noise that I’m hoping you can diagnose. It sounds like it’s coming from my front driver side wheel. It’s like a ringing kind of whirring sound. I changed my own tires with the help of my boyfriend about 2 months ago, so that might have posed a problem. I also would like to know how immediately you think I should get it fixed. My parents are giving me their 2003 forrester in August so I don’t really want to put a lot of money into my Justy. Any suggestions? Thanks - Adrienne ---
**Author:** ![astimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/astimson/32/1320_2.png) [@astimson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/astimson)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-thats-whirring-noise/32275/2 "2009-06-23T15:36:48Z")
More info: It doesn’t make the sound when I start the car just when I speed up and slow down. It might help to know I have a standard transmission. Even when the clutch is in to slow down it makes the noise. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-thats-whirring-noise/32275/3 "2009-06-23T15:47:42Z")
This may be a wheel bearing. If it is, that is a definite safety issue. I would suggest having the wheel bearing checked, as that is preferable to losing a wheel at high speed.