| Author | Message | ||
     Jake Hartley (Jake) Member Username: Jake Post Number: 159 Registered: 03-2002 |
Short Story: 94 DI with 260K miles, right rear axle area occasionally makes a crunching/grinding noise. Happens for a few seconds then stops. Obviously, something is wrong, but anyone have any ideas? | ||
| Jake Hartley (Jake) Member Username: Jake Post Number: 160 Registered: 03-2002 |
oops, meant left rear axle, same story | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1230 Registered: 02-2002 |
Jake, Did you pull the wheel off to inspect? If so....what did you see? Paul | ||
| Jake Hartley (Jake) Member Username: Jake Post Number: 161 Registered: 03-2002 |
Paul: I have not pulled the wheel yet, my garage is full from my recent move and ther will be a high of 2 F today! I am thinking wheel bearing, but I guess that it could be an axle | ||
| Victor Mature (Victor_mature) New Member Username: Victor_mature Post Number: 6 Registered: 02-2003 |
When the axle bearings gave up on my 94 it gave a very, screachy, "ringing" sound, almost sounded like a dragging muffler or a drive shaft. Apparently the axle housing affords some nice accoustics that give bad bearings a very un-bearing-like sound. If the noise changes in pitch, intensity or degree when you touch the brakes it may be something as simple as brakes (pads, or caliper) but if it groans and squeels on or off the brakes it's probably bearings. Easy to replace, it's a very logical, smart design. -Jim (Victor Mature) | ||
| Jake Hartley (Jake) Member Username: Jake Post Number: 162 Registered: 03-2002 |
Thanks Jim, sounds about right, now if it would only warm up! car thermometer read -12 at lunch time..... |
