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Oct 25, 2006 | 12:17 PM

tellcom2001

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rear squeak

i have a 79 vette that now has a squeaking noise from the drivers side rear tire. what would cause this.brake calipers are a year old

Oct 25, 2006 | 12:21 PM

genuine1980

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Originally Posted by tellcom2001

i have a 79 vette that now has a squeaking noise from the drivers side rear tire. what would cause this.brake calipers are a year old

Parking brake adjustment maybe? I am only guessing, but when I had a squeak back there I made an adjustment to the parking brake and it went away.

Oct 25, 2006 | 12:22 PM

tellcom2001

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ill check that tonight. thanks

Oct 25, 2006 | 12:34 PM

BKbroiler

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Could even be a u-joint.

Oct 25, 2006 | 12:42 PM

tellcom2001

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ill check that at the same time. and will probably just change it. thank you. save the wave

Oct 25, 2006 | 12:59 PM

G dad

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Does it go away when you apply the brakes?

Oct 25, 2006 | 04:06 PM

federij

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It may sound silly but with the brake design that these cars have it might just be the brake pad moving back and forth. the placement of the pin allows some movement between the pad and the sides of the caliper. I bought a kit from Ecklers called the ultimate answer. Its just some hard plastic straws that slide into that area which prevents the movement. Anyways it worked for me.
Good luck