It's been making this noise for a while now; it sounds like a wheel bearing noise coming from the front wheel (driver's side), but I jacked up the car to turn the wheel by hand, and I didn't hear anything abnormal.

There seems to be a good bit of play up and down, but it's not because of the spindle nut coming loose (it appears to be tight enough).

I've had other wheel bearings go bad before, and it's been obvious then; they get louder over time, and I can hear it grind when I turn the wheel by hand (I've replaced those).

I can't figure out what's making that frickin' squeek. Anybody have any thoughts on this???


Thanks!

 

Brakes?

Backing plate rubbing on a warped rotor?

 

Could be brakes, but I would think the sound would stop when I apply the brakes coasting down. It doesn't seem to make any difference whether I'm using the brakes or not.

(Whoops, this is on a '62 Bonneville btw. Guess I shoulda mentioned that earlier Drum brakes all around)

 

Heh.

A squeak huh? Unusual. Check to make sure the backing plate isnt rubbing on the drum at all, and only other thing I can think of is the bearings. That is if it isnt coming from the engine

 

I had the same problem today. The noise stopped when I hit the brakes, so I didn't think that was the problem. Checked the pads, though, and that's where it was coming from. I'll be working on that tomorrow.

 

Well, I might replace the bearing anyway, just to rule out that possibility.

 

I could be way off, but check and make sure that the shocks and everything like that is lubed up. Thats what it sounds like to me.

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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto. Stock.

 

HEY DUDE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE 3 MONTHS AGO...THE SAD THING IS I CAN'T REMEMBER WTF IT WAS...BUT I THINK IT WAS THE SENSOR ON THE BRAKES..BOTTOM LINE TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY WILL FIX IT...CUZ U WILL NEED NEW ROTORS AND STUFF SO GO ASAP AND GET IT DONE WIHT

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1988 Camaro RS 2.8L exhaust runs about 190hp. Kills all those rice boys and euro trash cars.
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