Squeak from left rear
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Squeak from left rear
Before I go tearing off on this problem, thought I'd see what the concensus might be here...
'87 Coupe. Seems to be coming from right, rear. Squeak that varies with tire speed. Not groaning sound, higher pitched squeak. Not continuous- squeak-pause-squeak-pause-etc. Started out to be worse when cold and then diminish after a 1/2 mile. Now seems to be lasting longer. First thought was bearing, second: brake, third: Ujoint, forth: diff (fluid change?)
What say you????
'87 Coupe. Seems to be coming from right, rear. Squeak that varies with tire speed. Not groaning sound, higher pitched squeak. Not continuous- squeak-pause-squeak-pause-etc. Started out to be worse when cold and then diminish after a 1/2 mile. Now seems to be lasting longer. First thought was bearing, second: brake, third: Ujoint, forth: diff (fluid change?)
What say you????
Le Mans Master
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From: Oak Harbor WA
Re: Squeak from left rear (JYD69_427)
If it "clunks" when put into gear I would opt for the U-joint. Just replaced one of mine last weekend, it was making this awful scraping noise. Needle bearings were starting to desolve and two end caps turned black. Check rear hub play. :confused:
Pro
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From: woodmere NY
Re: Squeak from left rear (MardiGrasMan)
my brakes used to make one nasty hell of a sound... try and rule them out before doing anything expensive... (warped rotors or worn brake pads cause the noise if i am not mistaken...)
Le Mans Master
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From: Pottsville, PA. USA Home Of America's Oldest Brewery Yuengling
Re: Squeak from left rear (red-y)
I just fixed one at work today on a 84. It had a squeek everytime you went over a bounce. This was a two part fix. The car had bad rear links for the stablizer bar. The links wore and the bushings were bad. GM now makes thicker links with better bushings. The second part of this was it had a bad shock on the right side. The upper bushing was bad.
Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Re: Squeak from left rear (Corvette ED)
Corvette Ed,
Thanks, this may be my problem. I first noticed a slight squeek after the exhaust was installed. Then when the rear end was changed it became worse.
Any other things to check? :smash:
Thanks, this may be my problem. I first noticed a slight squeek after the exhaust was installed. Then when the rear end was changed it became worse.
Any other things to check? :smash:
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