Rubbing noise when turning right

[Chriseybaby]

So I've had the car a few weeks and have a few niggles

Revs pulse if i lift off the throttle and coast for a while
Rear tyres are very noisy (uniroyal rainsport 2)

and just recently I've noticed a rubbing noise when turning right. This morning I kept the steering angle the same and as the wheel rotated you could hear it rub at a certain point. The tyre size is correct and I can't see anything on them, could a wheel bearing cause a rubbing noise?

[micheal balbrig]

It may just be noise from cv rubber on full lock.

[Chriseybaby]

Thanks but its not when the car is on full lock

[inspectorman63]

Wheel bearings usually a constant whine / grumble when loaded rather than associated with a particular wheel orientation / pulsing sound. Otherwise a lot of grovelling needed to see if the tyres are developing a fault / bulge on the inner sidewall or if a bit of wheel arch lining isn't properly located. Plastic bags trapped on the front suspension is always good for strange noises. Stone trapped on edge of brake pad?

[Chriseybaby]

Cheers, if its only doing it when turning right would that indicate the left side is where I should look first?

I'll jack the car up at the weekend and take a look.

[inspectorman63]

Not necessarily. After all, in your example, the rear of the right tyre / wheel has moved towards the arch linings, while on the left the front of the tyre / wheel has moved towards the arch linings. Don't forget the axle / body stands if any part of your body is underneath. Raising the car in the air also drops the wheel / suspension relative to the body so start looking while it's on the ground.

[c4a5er]

could a wheel bearing cause a rubbing noise?

Absolutely it can. A wheel bearing can be quiet in a straight line but rumble when loaded as in a turn.
ie a worn bearing on the left will rumble in a right turn and vice versa.

[Chriseybaby]

I took a look under the car last night and there are no signs of rubbing. I did notice that a bit of the under tray is hanging off in the middle but I can't see how that could be causing any issues. I didn't have any axle stands so didn't fancy getting underneath to fix it back on.

[Chriseybaby]

For a bit of closure on this....

I noticed that the noise when away if I lightly touched the brakes. So, after a bit of reading, I decide to do a few heavy braking events (obviously when nobody was behind). I went from 65 down to 30 ish quite hard and now the rubbing noise seems to have gone away.