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91camaro_rs · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:24 pm Post subject: mysterious rubbing noise

so its only when take right turn and at a certain speed like 25ish my driver side wheel makes a bad rubbing noise, and i jacked up my car and moved the wheels back and forth to see if anything was rubbing and there wasnt any thing, anyone have ideas of what could be doing this

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:42 pm Post subject:

Jacking it up puts the wheels in a different place.

I wonder if it's rubbing on the inner fender insert?

91camaro_rs · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:07 pm Post subject:

the inner fender well liner thing is removed on that side

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:16 am Post subject:

91camaro_rs · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:28 pm Post subject:

i just put on all new pads and rotors front and rear last month, there is rubbing marks but thats from turning at full stop full turn, when i take a right turn and it makes the noise im only turning like halfway. i have 17x8 iroc wheels on 245-45-17 nitto NT555's. stock RS steering box. it just starting making this noise pretty recently too. and its a constant rubbing sound now that i thing about it it might be a really bad vibration compared to a rubbing sound. it lasts like 2 seconds...well then the turn is over and it doesnt do it every time

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:42 pm Post subject:

Wheel bearing was too tight or too loose when you put the rotor on.

Alphius · Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 6:01 am Post subject:

Sounds like a wheel bearing to me.

91camaro_rs · Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:26 pm Post subject:

that would make sense, those bearings are probably shot now, ill swap em out, whats the tightening spec on those?

MrMike98 · Member Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 231 Location: Bremerton

raise car

tight spindle nut to 12lbft while spinning the tire forward
back off the nut to just loose
now hand tighten the spendile nut
now if cottor pin holes do not line up-loosen nut untill it does.
there should be .001-.005" end play when properly adjusted

from factory service manual.
Mike

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:34 pm Post subject:

Yeah. Ive neve put any wheel bea ring together without even the slightest preload.

Alphius · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:46 pm Post subject:

The "backyard mechanic" way is to crank the nut down to 12lb-ft while spinning the hub to seat the bearing, then loosen it until there is noticeable end play, then spin the hub and slowly tighten the nut until you begin to feel a slight bit of drag on the hub. At that point, loosen until a cotter pin hole lines up and you are done.

Very similar to the factory method, if you do it right you will be in spec. It's worth inspecting, repacking and setting up your current bearings again before you go spending more money.

91camaro_rs · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:53 pm Post subject:

just had a shop inspect my car today, they said front and rear wheel bearings are bad/not adjusted right and apparantly your supposed to crush the tabs on the front brake pads to hold them in correctly??