My car makes really weird noises from the drivers side rear wheel. Sometimes its really loud, other times its quiet. Its sorta like a scrubbing noise and it gets faster as u drive faster. The wheels do not rub against the guards at all. Any suggestions? I am thinking bearings.
Sounds like the handbrake cable is rubbing on the inner edge of the wheel/tyre to me.
Have a look at this, this will get louder as the wheel spins faster, naturally...
Mick
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Originally Posted by Miz_VL_Turbo
My car makes really weird noises from the drivers side rear wheel. Sometimes its really loud, other times its quiet. Its sorta like a scrubbing noise and it gets faster as u drive faster. The wheels do not rub against the guards at all. Any suggestions? I am thinking bearings.
Yeah, sounds like a bearing. The trick is if it is your right hand side bearing when you turn a left hand corner the noise will stop as all the weight goes onto it which makes it stop.
A rear bearing will still last a while even when it's on it's way out but you should get it down soon.
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Originally Posted by spiritfc
Yeah, sounds like a bearing. The trick is if it is your right hand side bearing when you turn a left hand corner the noise will stop as all the weight goes onto it which makes it stop.
A rear bearing will still last a while even when it's on it's way out but you should get it down soon.
Its weird, its only noticeable goin 50 km/h or over, its *** annoying and loud on the freeway though. How much do these cost to replace
About $25-$30 a wheel if done by a mechanic.
They'll also be able to check the general condition of your suspension and brakes to make sure that it wont come back if the problem isn't the bearing.
If it's a wirring noise, then it it could be the diff, as tracking down a noise in the car is hard and can be missleading when you listen to try and find the source.
It actually sounds like a diff sound as its getting louder, as you go faster.
does it go away when you apply the brakes???
I had something similar to this with my last VL...
I had a shortened diff.. and when I put my stockies on the back, I needed spacers to step the wheels out.. and yeah, had the scrubbing noise you heard..
turned out to be a wonky spacer plate!
grrr .. nah it makes the noise all the time, whether i turn left/right, accelerate/brake .. its more noticeable going faster. If it was wheel bearings would it still do this?
