rear wheel noise
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8th Gear
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rear wheel noise
I am getting an intermittent scraping sound from the drivers side rear wheel. If these cars had drum rear brakes, I would guess this is what it could be. It is a 1985 and has the drum brake for the emergency. Bearings are tight under the normal testing and the car is not affected by the noise--but I am.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Elgin, IL
It could also be scraping of the disc brake pads too. They have metal wear indicators that will scrap on the disc when the pad gets too low. Take the wheel off and take a look. Keep us posted.
Drifting
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From: 1994 LT1 Coupe 6-speed with FX3 & 2000 LS1 Vert 6-Speed with F45 Hunterdon County, NJ
How are the parking brake cables? Might the driver side be sticking or rusted and stuck?
Often either the wheel cables (one per side) or the primary cable (from inside mechanism to connector for both wheels) rust inside and cause the cable to bind.
We had to replace all 3 on our 1994 when we bought it as driver side was rusted stuck and primary cables was very tight.
Often either the wheel cables (one per side) or the primary cable (from inside mechanism to connector for both wheels) rust inside and cause the cable to bind.
We had to replace all 3 on our 1994 when we bought it as driver side was rusted stuck and primary cables was very tight.
Safety Car
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From: Jacksonville FL
Altho our Vettes are disc brakes on all 4 corners, on the rear, the Ebrake assembly is a small drum brake set up inside the disc brake. Remove the disc assembly to check there for any fresh metal scrape marks.
