gah!
real quick run down. in park i used to hear a noise sounded like a muffled cowbell, but i dont think its a pulley. some guy tried to run me off the road so now im paranoid about all the work i had done on steering lately (drag link,lower ball joints,damper). on the way home from work everything seemed "normal", alignment is fine.
being paranoid as i am i decided to get on all fours and crawl around the car inspecting everything. while in park and engine on, i noticed that noise similar to a bad pulley is more apparent from under the car. im assuming its a rotating part or maybe something moving along with the engine? im leaning towards a cat,driveshaft,but in my mind i wouldnt doubt it to be the transmission.
2004 ltd coupe 117k
only work i have had done is; drag link,damper,lower ball joints.
power steering pump and idler pulley x2
c(rank)ps and maf sensor