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So i was driving the other day and noticed a faint brake noise. I attributed that to my worn rotors. Now it has become amazingly worse and it only seems to do it when turning left and driving down uneven road which made me think wheel bearings. Just wanted any opinions or helpful info.
 

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check your sway bar. they have a tendency to break and rattle around.
 

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sway bar sounds like running over loose man hole covers, metal on metal. after its happens to you once you will always remember what it sounds like.
 

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This may be completely off but my brake shields were bent out of place and would make a loud screeching sound when I would turn at low speeds.
 
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the sound mine makes pretty much sounds like a bus stopping but it doesnt matter how fast im going. there has to be something loose or worn that would allow the axle to have side to side movement
 
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the rear pads are fairly new i didnt replace the rotors cause i didnt know they were warped
 

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only thing you can do really is get up under there and start looking around. check the bushings on the control arms.
 

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take it to a brakes plus. they'll look at it for like $20.00 charge.... then fix it yourself.


Also, if you're going to drop the cash on new pads, always throw $10.00 out there to have the rotors turned.
 
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i wish i had the money to take it somewhere to be looked at. it would make life easier for me but im flat broke so im gona have to find a way to do the looking myself. and as far as the rotors being turned i dont know of any places around me that still do that. Of all the places ive worked nobody cuts them anymore which i think is ridiculous.
 

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Ha.. I have a squeaking driver rear noise.. Replaced pads nothing, replaced rotor nothing replaced caliper nothing replace shocks nothing, new lower control arms nothing... Everytime i replace something it stops for a day or two then it starts over..
 
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So an update for anyone that's interested. I took my car to a dealership to get an oil change and have the car looked over. Looking over it is all they did. They gave me a list of this that needed to be fixed and the rear brakes apparently had no problems. I find it hard to believe that they didn't hear the brakes when it was pulled into the shop. They never took apart a single thing to get a better look. So i decided to start replacing what they recommended and i got new rotors cause the back ones were bad. Not only were they the incorrect rotor but the axles have ablout 1/2 inches of play in and out. I've never had to do a rear so i have no idea what could have possibly gone wrong. Any ideas what would go bad or wear that may cause this? Is it worth it to rebuild or get a new rear? WTF always somehting
 

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In and out movement is normal, its up and down movement you have to worry about, by the time you actually have enough play to be concerned with you'd also have leaking rear axle seals and a constant bearing noise in the rear.

The movement you're probably feeling is the axle sliding in and bumping up against the deadman's pin. The axles are designed to move in, but have a c clip that slides around the axle shaft that keeps them from coming out, you have to push the axle in to remove the clip
 
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That makes me feel a bit better. I've just never seen that much play in any of the rwd cars I've had and one of them was over 40 years old
 

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