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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 05:54 PM
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Metallic scraping nosie

This happens (so far as I've noticed) on a high speed curve.
(I'm not on the brakes)

Any ideas?


thx
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 07:39 PM
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Check the fluid in the rearend. pull the plug and stick your finger in their. the oil level should be just under the fill hole. also, if you have a limit slip(or posi) rear then the proper additive has to go in when doing a fluid change.

take the rear wheels off and check for rubbing in the inner fender well. Sometimes the tire rubs from the body shifting. if you taking a high speed left turn the right tire would rub and vise versa
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 09:02 PM
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If this is in your '87 1LE, it should be very easy. That car should have come with a Borg Warner 9-bolt rear axle, so there is a rubber plug in the rear cover for checking oil level. Very easy.
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 09:47 PM
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Sounds to me like a combination of "audible wear sensors" and slightly loose front wheel bearings. Getting on the brakes should silence it.
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