sk88erguy

OK i have my new axles on, everything feels great, but i noticed a new sound today that i couldnt hear in the rain drivign yesterday. To me it sounds like the metal gaurd around the brake disc is rubbing on the brake spinning around, but i swear its not touching anywhere! Is there somthign else a sound like this could come from, it obviously increases in frequency as i gain speed, i dont know if it could be a wheel bearing?? hope its not, i guess i need to check the brake gaurd again huh? thanks guys.

atunicus

i have had that problem a few times, i just took the wheel off and bent the crap outta the rotor guard to get it back to where it wouldnt touch.

sk88erguy

thanks bud, glad someone else has dont that i didnt want to break it

TonyOldSchool

because it sounded like a bad wheel bearing. spun both by hand and then, carefuly started up the engine, 1st gear and took it up to 3-4K rpm and NO noise. There was a noticable vibration coming from the rear wheels (either out of balance or out of round tire. Now I'm thinking of bad cords internal of the tires. On the road it sounds like Off-road tires. If it was a bad bearing, shouldn't there be either alot of end play or tightness or a grinding. This really bugs me since it actually drowns out the sterio!

CARSNPLANES

When you jack up the wheels, you are taking pressure off the bearings and you probably wouldn't detect it. I replaced the front ones after I suspected a left bad bearing. Did the same thing (jack) but couldn't detect it. Replaced them anyway. Sure enough, they were bad.

sk88erguy

Ya when it drowns out the music thats the worst, hope its not a bearing, i just finished her