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First off, thanks to everyone here for the amazing amount of free information that I use quite often. I've looked in a few places for the answer to my question but I'm getting so much different info that I thought I'd ask you guys.
Yesterday I started noticing a popping noise at low speed, especially prominent when turning or going over bumps. I thought I'd get it looked at tomorrow and keep driving to a minimum. Well I ended up having an emergency last night and had to drive about 250 miles. Afterwards this morning I noticed the popping was more prominent and a screeching noise was also coming up and I had to keep the wheel slightly right to make the car go straight. I took off the wheel and immediately noticed the bracket was scoured and was making contact with the rotor. Anyone have any idea what would be causing this? I'm completely broke this time of the month and have no other car so im not sure what to do. I took it all apart and tightened everything and of course it's still making the noise. I'm not seeing any excessive brake pad wear and the grooves on the rotor aren't really that bad. Also if anyone knows a trustworthy shop in the Dallas area that would be nice, but I'd also like to be able to fix this myself.
Thanks.
Update:
So I think I found the issue when I was messing around with it a bit more after work. The piece(wheel bearing?) where the bolts come through to hold the rotor/wheel has an insane amount of play. I took the rotor off and just grabbed one of the bolts and moved it around and it shook quite a bit. When I put the wheel back on it moved very easily with not much force and made a squeaking noise .A few questions... I looked it up and there are several parts that come up on autozone, which should I get? The entire assembly? Should I order it from somewhere else that has a more quality part? Is there anything else I should replace while I'm in there? Can I do this on my own with not much experience working on cars? Thanks in advance.
Update #2:
Put on a new hub assembly & wheel bearing ( http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo....1432547&jsn=11 ) and drove for 15 minutes and the noise is gone. No more screeching no more popping as far as I can tell.
So I think I found the issue when I was messing around with it a bit more after work. The piece(wheel bearing?) where the bolts come through to hold the rotor/wheel has an insane amount of play. I took the rotor off and just grabbed one of the bolts and moved it around and it shook quite a bit. When I put the wheel back on it moved very easily with not much force and made a squeaking noise .A few questions... I looked it up and there are several parts that come up on autozone, which should I get? The entire assembly? Should I order it from somewhere else that has a more quality part? Is there anything else I should replace while I'm in there? Can I do this on my own with not much experience working on cars? Thanks in advance.
I'd get the whole assembly that way you're not messing with pressing things in and out. You want a wheel bearing and hub. I believe the OE is made by Timken, but I'd check out RockAuto.com and I WOULDN'T drive the car in that state.
get the whole assembly! had my rear bearings replaced last month and went with Timken. Also you're welcome to use my rockauto discount code that i just updated!
I also forgot to mention if you're hub and bearing assembly is that bad you'd want a whole new setup anyway. It could be all pitted and end up having to replace it again sooner vs. later.
You guys are all amazing. Seriously. I'm ordering a MOOG hub and bearing assembly from rockauto after doing some research. My car is gonna be out of comission until it comes in but I'd rather be patient and get a quality part. All of the auto stores around me have generics or outrageous markups. I managed to get the hub out today and my car is sitting on a stand until it comes in. Here's a picture with it off... I don't know if I should be looking for anything here so just lmk if you guys see anything out of whack. Also, when I'm putting the assembly back in is there anything I need to do?
I got the part in today. Threw it on and drove for about 15 minutes and it seems everything is good! No more screeching for sure and I haven't heard any popping noises yet. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to help me look into this issue. Coffey you're amazing if you ever find yourself in Dallas and want a free meal hmu.
