It sounds like a wheel bearing to me..........
Randy Kegg
On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 16:27:23 -0400 (EDT) jroverca@tiac.net writes:
>Hi All,
>
>I've developed a strange knocking sound in the front right of my 74B.
>It is
>pretty loud. I know this because when I went to get an inspection
>sticker
>the other day the meechanic could hear it as I drove up. Yes it
>passed. He
>couldn't find the knock. OK I don't believe it's the wheel bearings,
>I know
>the bushings need replacement, but so do others that I know and thier
>cars
>don't knock! The alignment isn't to bad, the car will still go in a
>realitively straight line (countour of the road allowed for) with out
>my
>hands on the wheel! (in a parking lot at slow speed). So a friend
>suggests,
>maybe a belt has worn through the inside of the tire!! Well anything
>is
>possible right! I switch tires knock is still there. I notice when
>I'm
>putting the origianl tire back on that the wheel doesn't turn passed a
>certain point with out a lot of effort! So I pllay around with it and
>it
>seems to bind up in one spot then turns freely. So I jack up the
>other side
>of the car and that wheel turns just fine. So I think I've found the
>problem: the wheel is binding on something. Now what could it be! I
>recently replaced brake hoses, rebuilt my rear wheel cylindars and
>bleed the
>whole system. I'm thinking that maybe I need to rebleed the system
>again?
>Could there bee too much pressure in the lines that is causeing the
>brake on
>that side to not release sufficiently? Could it just be that the
>rotor has
>become warped somehow and needs replacement. Does anyone have any
>ideas?
>
>Sorry I'm so long winded, my wife constantly accuses me of this,
>
>Thanks in advance for any assistance,
>
>Safety Fast!
>
>Ross Overcash, 74B NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer MA
>
>Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA.
>
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