HELP! Rear end squeak?
09-03-2010, 11:25 AM
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HELP! Rear end squeak?
Hey guys, I need some help here. I had a slight squeak from my rear wheels so I replaced all my brake pads last weekend, but the squeak was still there. My parking brake also didn't work. So I took the plate off under the rear seat and adjusted the parking brake until it started to work. I buttoned it all back together and the squeak was a lot worse, it is more like a squeal now. I did some research on here and some people are saying that my lug bolts that hold the wheel on may be too long. I do have aftermarket wheels on the car, so they are not the original lug bolts. I am about to switch out the lug bolts to the original ones to see if that helps. While I am doing all of this, does anyone have any suggestions on what might be the cause of this? Thanks for any help on this. It's driving me crazy!
09-03-2010, 11:31 AM
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If you have aftermarket wheels and they came with longer bolts your original ones won't fit. If the bolts are too long they may be hitting the parking brake. Did you recently install the wheels?
09-03-2010, 11:40 AM
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No, I bought the car with these wheels on it. Is there an easy way to see if they are hitting the parking brake?
09-03-2010, 11:45 AM
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You could jack it up and spin the wheels. If you bought the car like that, chances are it's not the bolts. I would imagine they would have done damage to the parking brake by now
09-03-2010, 11:53 AM
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09-03-2010, 01:25 PM
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Can you measure how long your bolts are?
Stock rears are 39.9mm and have a ball type seat
Aftermarket should be the same if those wheels are made for that car and have a conical seat
If your current bolts are longer than 40mm you might have that problem.
Can you measure how long your bolts are?
Stock rears are 39.9mm and have a ball type seat
Aftermarket should be the same if those wheels are made for that car and have a conical seat
If your current bolts are longer than 40mm you might have that problem.
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09-03-2010, 07:58 PM
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Finally figured it out. My parking brake was adjusted too tight from when I adjusted it the other day. This time I adjusted it and checked each wheel while the car was in neutral. Now the only squeaking I get is when the car goes over a bump or when I get in and out of the car. I tried lubing all the rubber parts in the rear suspension, but the squeak is still there. Any ideas on what this suspension squeak could be?
