Growling sound from right rear., What could be causing it? |
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Growling sound from right rear., What could be causing it? |
FourBlades |
Apr 15 2013, 08:55 AM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States |
George and his friend Marc and I have been working on George's Chump Car.
We have made a lot of progress we need to post. One problem is a pretty loud growling coming from the right rear. It gets louder and softer with changes in speed. I pulled the caliper last night and the pistons were defintely stuck. I was able to free the inside but the outside is buggered. The caliper was gripping tight enough I could barely get it off the rotor. I plan to swap in a caliper from another car tonight and see what happens. We are trying to go to a DE this coming weekend so we don't have a ton of time. What else could be causing the problem? The wheel is very stable when grabbing it and wiggling it back and forth. If the bearing is going bad, would it cause the wheel to wobble noticeably? We also suspect it could be the CV. Any thoughts about the situation (other than it sucks)? John |
ThePaintedMan |
Apr 15 2013, 11:32 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
John,
The more I read about it and think about it, I think it's a wheel bearing too. Trying the brake idea might be it, but I don't remember hitting the brakes making the noise change... RockAuto.com has bearings for $55 a piece, and I can have them overnighted. The trick is I don't know how hard it is to change them. Eric's write-up looked pretty intense. |
scott_in_nh |
Apr 15 2013, 12:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-December 10 From: Hampton, NH Member No.: 12,471 Region Association: North East States |
John, The more I read about it and think about it, I think it's a wheel bearing too. Trying the brake idea might be it, but I don't remember hitting the brakes making the noise change... RockAuto.com has bearings for $55 a piece, and I can have them overnighted. The trick is I don't know how hard it is to change them. Eric's write-up looked pretty intense. It isn't mechanically that difficult to do it in the car. Best advice I can give is be sure to have a big enough hammer on the order of 5lbs.(small sledge really).! Trying to pound them out with a large ballpeen won't do it.... Be sure to freeze the new bearing before installing. |
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