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Greetings,
I have spent the last few months (only get to work on the car once a week if I'm lucky) completing a major tune up and incorporating some performance upgrades on my Bugeye. I took the car for a short spin around the parking lot at my buddy's shop this afternoon and noticed a distinct rubbing noise coming from the passenger side rear wheel. The noise happens at any speed, whether under load or not, and whether braking or not and is much, much more pronounced when the wheel is turned to the right (I was doing slow circles to the left and then to the right in first and second gear).
We had replaced everything associated with the rear brakes (including the lines) and thought perhaps it was a backing plate or wheel cylinder rubbing against the hub. However, we put jackstands under the rear axle, pulled both rear wheels and even went so far as to put it in gear so as to attempt to isolate the noise. No luck...it ONLY makes noise with the wheels on and, again, most definitely sounds like it's coming from the passenger side rear.
Any compelling theories out there?
Thanks,
Mike
I have spent the last few months (only get to work on the car once a week if I'm lucky) completing a major tune up and incorporating some performance upgrades on my Bugeye. I took the car for a short spin around the parking lot at my buddy's shop this afternoon and noticed a distinct rubbing noise coming from the passenger side rear wheel. The noise happens at any speed, whether under load or not, and whether braking or not and is much, much more pronounced when the wheel is turned to the right (I was doing slow circles to the left and then to the right in first and second gear).
We had replaced everything associated with the rear brakes (including the lines) and thought perhaps it was a backing plate or wheel cylinder rubbing against the hub. However, we put jackstands under the rear axle, pulled both rear wheels and even went so far as to put it in gear so as to attempt to isolate the noise. No luck...it ONLY makes noise with the wheels on and, again, most definitely sounds like it's coming from the passenger side rear.
Any compelling theories out there?
Thanks,
Mike