Re: Bad Wheel Bearing?

["Rick Alexander" <rick@brubakerbox.com>]

I've missed this thread 'till now but I know what that is. It's the brake
pads binding up and letting loose, binding up and letting loose, etc. Put
the anti-rattle clips in there and the noise will go away I'm sure.

Rick Alexander
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheapass Ron" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: <hombre@elp.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Bad Wheel Bearing?


> Hmmm....I have the same thing going on on my Cabby, opposite side
> though.  It's once/rev of the wheel, like grrrrind-pop!grrrrrind-pop!
> *only* when reversing with the wheel turned (in my case turned to the
> left).
>
> This started on my car when I swapped in a different tranny, so it
> might be a) a bad/worn driveaxle flange or bearing, b) a bad CV that
> somehow began misbehaving when I swapped the tranny, maybe the
> manipulation of the joint buggered something, or c) who knows?
>
> I don't think it's wheel bearings, though.  Please advise is you find
> what's going on.
>
> Ron
>
> > >From: John Erickson <hombre@elp.rr.com>
> > >To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: Bad Wheel Bearing?
> > >Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 17:19:55 -0700
> > >
> > >When I back up, with the wheels cranked all the way to the right, I
> > hear a
> > >fairly nasty, raspy-sounding metal-on-metal sound coming from the
> > area of
> > >the left front wheel.  Is this the wheel bearing?  If so, what's the
> > best
> > >method of repair?  Should I buy a new hub with the races already
> > pressed in
> > >or is that overkill?
> > >
> > >TIA
> > >
> > >John
> > >87 16v
> > >El Paso del Norte
> > >
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