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Marc1130
08-16-2006, 06:32 AM
Video & Mp3's (Weird Noise) Wheel Bearing? Rear Dif? Suspension? Brakes?

As I was coming home last night I had a little too much fun and decided to do some burnouts and have fun on a curvy road. I've done both of these things before no problem. Now the back driver side wheel is making this noise:

mp3_1 (http://hometown.aol.com/Marc1130/bad_noise.mp3)
mp3_2 (http://hometown.aol.com/Marc1130/mostrecent.mp3)
3g2 movie of car going in reverse very slowly. (http://hometown.aol.com/Marc1130/reverse.3g2)

While I was going in reverse, I was going down hill and had the brake on for part of the time. The low traction light came on when it made the noise (kind of odd).

I took the car up to 50, and the problem seems to subside, but occur again when I use the brakes/and or brakes made the noise come back.

We just replaced the seal on the rear differential last Saturday but I do not think its a drivetrain related problem because putting the car in neutral does not make the sound go away, but higher mph makes the sounds occur faster, I think it happens once every revolution.

Chris 96 WS6
08-16-2006, 07:27 AM
I would start by pulling the wheel and visually inspecting the brakes. If its not brake related its probably an axle bearing.

Marc1130
08-16-2006, 10:58 AM
Okay I just went to take off the wheel and all the lugs on that wheel are loose! I guess when you do not torque the lugnuts underload they loosen up oiver time. Lukily I didn't have to waste hundreds of dollars on a new rear end or wheel bearing. Lesson learned, I will torque my lugnuts only after I set the car on the ground.

Chris 96 WS6
08-16-2006, 11:06 AM
Its not torquing them under load, its torquing them to spec. Always torque aluminum wheels to 100ft lbs.

If you don't have one, you should invest in a good torque wrench. Everybody should have one really.

CamTom12
08-16-2006, 02:12 PM
Agreed

Grims
08-16-2006, 02:42 PM
I need one pretty bad, I was jumping on my tire iron to get my torqued good enough lol.

Razor02097
08-18-2006, 10:31 PM
Don't you hate it when your nuts are loose :roflmao:

be safe man tighten the other wheel's lugs while your at it.