help with left rear wheel screeching noise

eljockvis · 17th August 2008, 22:31

hi all

ok i can hear the left rear screeching when im moving and the faster i go the faster the screech,i removed the rear wheel and rear caliper to check if it was sticking but its ok,i suspect the problem to be the rear handbrake maybee sticking on and the brake shoes have rubed themselvs to the metal but ive no idea on how to get to the parking brake system,any one know how to get to the brake shoes etc???

TMcNasty · 17th August 2008, 22:55

could be a dirty brake problem or a wheel bearing also.
I'd clean all brake parts (including parking shoes) with a can of Brakekleen (or something like that) from Autozone.

If you hear no improvement at all it could be the wheel bearing.

marckula · 17th August 2008, 23:21

disengage hand brake and jack up rear left of car, remove rear wheel, brake caliper and brake disc/rotor. the rotors can be tough to take off because they often become rusted to the wheel hub. use a dead blow (rubber) hammer on multiple positions behind the rotor to knock it free.

once the rotor is removed you'll see the pads for the parking brake. look inside the rotor hat and see if there's a lot of wear in there from the pads rubbing.

try turning the hub by hand and listen for rattling / screech.

those few steps should reveal the culprit. when re-installing the rotor, apply some grease on the surfaces where the rotor and wheel hub meet to prevent it rusting together in the future (so next time you have to do this it comes off easily).

good luck

eljockvis · 18th August 2008, 18:12

hi

ok thanks folks,if its the wheel bearing wouldnt there be some play when i jack up the car ant try to move or shake the wheel side to side?