S60 moans turning left.

I have an '02 S60 AWD with 31K miles. About 8 months ago it started to make a moaning sound (almost like what you hear in recordings of whale calls) whenever I made a hard left turn over 15mph. I mentioned it to my mechanic who said that it was the tire rubbing in against the wheelwell ..."a common problem in the S60" he said. (I have the

16in wheels)

Well the noise continued, and about 3 weeks ago started to get much louder and is now followed by a nasty brief grinding noise once the car straightens out from its left turn. The mechanic still insists it's the tire hitting the wheelwell. Sounds like a bad CV joint or something more sinister to me. .....anyone have any insights?

Many, many thanks!

Lee

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leekane62
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If it is the tyre, that's quite a worry itself. Although mine is a different model & age, it makes similar noises... and others - it's the brake pads on this one, the bearing play lets the disk wander slightly when parking. Apparently brake noise is not uncommon with asbestos replacement materials, but they still work well so I'm not bothering about it.

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jg

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