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Need Help with Auto Mechanical Issues
My Wee Brain | 11 February 2022 | Southern Claire

Posted on 02/11/2022 1:53:37 PM PST by SouthernClaire

Any help would be more appreciated than you can imagine.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: auto; automotive; mechanic
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To: fatman6502002

I agree. More than likely the wheel bearing.
The mechanic replacing your brakes may have been too enthusiastic.


121 posted on 02/11/2022 4:02:35 PM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: SouthernClaire

Not surprised if your caliper went bad, especially if it was a rebuilt. Quality of re-manufactured stuff is all over the map these days.


122 posted on 02/11/2022 4:06:26 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: SouthernClaire

Doh! I missed that clue!
Because what I was going to suggest was to throw a handful of snow on the suspected rotor after a drive and if you have a sticky caliper that handful of snow will go pfffft and immediately steam away. I hope you didn’t touch the actual cat converter. They get hot enough to start a pile of leaves on fire!


123 posted on 02/11/2022 4:07:56 PM PST by HandyDandy (Life is what you make it.)
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To: HandyDandy

The laser temp guns (20 bucks at Harbor Freight, not much more other places) are excellent for diagnosing stuff like this.


124 posted on 02/11/2022 4:10:23 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: SouthernClaire

Mileage too low for a hub bearing though it’s possible.

More likely some yahoo failed to put the front brakes back together correctly and/or failed to torque the lug nuts properly.

Either way makes for a real surprise if not addressed ASAP.

How long after the brake job did the noise show up?


125 posted on 02/11/2022 4:12:34 PM PST by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: SouthernClaire

A twig caught in the wheel.


126 posted on 02/11/2022 4:18:13 PM PST by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: Lockbox

I would only add to that: first, “confirm the complaint” with a road test. Sometimes just picking up a car and then putting it back down can either cause or remove a “noise”. If only temporarily.


127 posted on 02/11/2022 4:27:12 PM PST by HandyDandy (Life is what you make it.)
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To: SouthernClaire

Good that you have a friend next door like that. Wonderful... So many are not that fortunate. :)


128 posted on 02/11/2022 4:31:00 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: SouthernClaire

Wheel Bearing.


129 posted on 02/11/2022 4:36:30 PM PST by Signalman
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To: nascarnation

I will tell you what became my best use for a laser temp gun. I used it for battery draws. Whatever is causing the draw will be warm. You can even run it over the fuses to see which circuit is warm. Very handy. The handful of snow was for showboating.


130 posted on 02/11/2022 4:37:41 PM PST by HandyDandy (Life is what you make it.)
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To: HandyDandy

Agree.
You can find cold air leaks in the house.
Misfiring cylinders in the engine.
A useful tool for a cheap price.


131 posted on 02/11/2022 4:40:35 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: nascarnation

But I, for one, would never buy any tool at Harbor Freight.


132 posted on 02/11/2022 4:41:41 PM PST by HandyDandy (Life is what you make it.)
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To: HandyDandy

Like I said, there’s a zillion other places to get one.
Lowes, Home Despot, Tractor Supply, etc.


133 posted on 02/11/2022 4:42:47 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: SouthernClaire

Sounds like a CV joint to me as well. If it is a CV, it will make different sounds when straight or when turning. Get in a parking lot and tray making a few circles and see if the sound changes. The drag that you mentioned is more like a wheel bearing though but those generally make more of a grinding sound. You should be able to swing by the shop where you got the break work done and they would probably be happy to look at it in hopes of getting the work. Check back with us after you get it looked at and we will tell you if it sounds plausible. Good luck


134 posted on 02/11/2022 5:14:44 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: SouthernClaire
Would that cause the rubbing effect? The calipers, I mean? I don’t ride my brakes at all.

If it is a wheel bearing, the wheel will not stay perfectly straight up and down because it won't be as well supported. Rubbing could easily be the brake rotor leaning into one side of the brake pads. That would also cause drag.

137 posted on 02/11/2022 5:17:57 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: ping jockey
NOPER. No CV joint on a rear wheel drive car

A whole lot of those are all wheel drive so, yes, that version can have CVs up front.

138 posted on 02/11/2022 5:22:12 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: Baldwin

I watched your link #2 about wheel bearings. It did demonstrate the sound of a failed wheel bearing quite nicely. I have always known failed ball bearings to make a humming/drone sound that rose and fell with roadspeed. The noise will also get louder when loading the faulty bearing by turning the steering wheel left and right according to prevailing road conditions. The OP doesn’t mention a humming or droning that changes with speed.


139 posted on 02/11/2022 5:54:26 PM PST by HandyDandy (Life is what you make it.)
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To: SouthernClaire
I don’t ride my brakes at all.

Are you one of the people who learned to drive with one foot on the brake and the other foot on the accelerator?

140 posted on 02/11/2022 5:59:22 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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