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Back wheel grinding/rubbing sound...what is it?

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Old 06-30-2009, 01:18 PM
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Question Back wheel grinding/rubbing sound...what is it?

When I first bought my mustang it would make a rotating grinding sound in one of the rear wheels. I had my tires rotated and it seem to have dissappeared that or I just had my music to loud. Now the sound is back again...I've checked everything...nothing is loose or touching the tire. It seems at time it's worse than others..anybody else have this problem?
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Old 06-30-2009, 01:59 PM
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Jack up the rear end and check it out more closely. I looked at a '95 GT before I bought mine and it was making some horrible noises coming from the rear end gears. Are you sure it's coming from one of the wheels? If so it's probably an axle bearing. Depends on your mileage, you should give more info. If it's high pitched like a whine (I think, this is what I've heard) than it may be your axle bearing. I'm assuming you've ruled out the brakes.
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Old 06-30-2009, 02:05 PM
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Jack the rear of the car up and see if the wheel has any play in it's movement (like it can move sideways or in ways that it shouldn't). It is probably your wheel bearing.
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Old 06-30-2009, 02:21 PM
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It's more of a low " wa wa wa" sound. It very well may be something on the axel its just a very hard sound to pin point. All I do know is that it is something that rotates whatever it is.
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