81 Squeaking!
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Centreville, Maryland
81 Squeaking!
So I took her out for a ride today and I started hearing this squeaking noise! Any ideas what it could be? I am still learning so I am not sure what it could be. It does speed up with acceleration and slows down with deceleration.
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Squeaking from where? Is it coming from the rear? If so, it could very likely be the rear trailing arm bearings, as this is a common problem. Another possibility is u-joints, either half shaft or drive shaft.
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Yeah, I think that may be it. My car was also squeaking bad when I got it last year. Trying to narrow it down, I took the brake pads out and greased the backing plates, which helped. Power steering still squeaking after a new belt. Tried to adjust the pump to tighten the belt, to no avail. It's the next project on deck after I finish the carpet, which I'm working on now.
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Centreville, Maryland
Sorry for the delayed response. It didn't start doing it till I was about to pull into the driveway. It sounded like it was coming from underneath the car, central or maybe towards the rear. It was more of a deep whining, whirling sound, I think squeaking was a bad way to describe the sound. But it did go faster when i accelerated and slowed when i decelerated. I thought if a u joint went bad it would be more of a clicking noise? Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks guys.
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