Rear wheels bounce
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2nd Gear
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Rear wheels bounce
Hey guys
I own a 1974 corvette and I'll say this right now, I'm no mechanic, but I know a few things. I went to fix, what i thought was, bad rear u-joints because a squeak was coming from the back end, I lifted it the back end up a let the tires roll slowly just to make sure where the sound was coming from; when I noticed the wheels would hop about an inch. I put it in neutral and turned the wheels manually to find that just before hopping it got really hard to turn the wheels. I replaced the u-joints and the squeak's still there, as well as the hopping, do you guys have any idea why the tires are hopping?
Le Mans Master
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From: columbia city in
you may have bad bearings .jack the car up.and spin the wheel.do you hear any noise? grab the wheel at 12 and 6 push pull then grab the wheel at 3 and 9and push pull, see if you have any play.if you have a lot of movement there is your problem.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
You can't determine anything about rear wheel operation when the car is up in the air. The wheels droop much farther than the U-joints are made to tolerate. You will have to jack up the trailing arms to test out wheel operation.
