Clunking sound from left rear wheel...Help
Clunking sound from left rear wheel...Help
Heard a clunking sound and then about a mile or so heard it again...lucky I was just about home...when I stopped the left rear wheel had a funky smell...any ideas? seems like it might be brake related? bearings? costly?... I'm not that bright beyond changing oil...
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pira114
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I had the same thing happen to me years ago. It turned out to be loose lug nuts. Mine were obvious because two were missing and the others were very loose. But I didn't notice until I had someone drive it slowly while I watched from behind. That's one theory.
The other is a problem in the axle. And that could be several problems and, yes, costly.
Hope you figure it out, or someone smarter than me can provide more help.
The other is a problem in the axle. And that could be several problems and, yes, costly.
Hope you figure it out, or someone smarter than me can provide more help.
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Re: Clunking sound from left rear wheel...Help
I don't know if you've sorted it out by now, but was the axle nut loose? If so, the clunking could have been the axle bouncing in the the gearbox and causing the brake to drag on that drum.riocat53 wrote:Heard a clunking sound and then about a mile or so heard it again...lucky I was just about home...when I stopped the left rear wheel had a funky smell...any ideas? seems like it might be brake related? bearings? costly?... I'm not that bright beyond changing oil...
Hope this helps
riocat53,
You might have had a brake spring or parking brake component failure inside the drum. The loose parts may have caused a fluid leak and odor. There is potential for the wheel to lock up if something is loose inside.
So, do you know how to jack it up in the rear and support it on stands? You then might spin the wheels and listen for any unusual or abnormal rattle or clinking noises. Pull the hubcaps so you can shine a strong flashlight into the brake adjustment hole in the drum to look for loose parts, fresh shiny scratches, fluid leaks etc. Grab the wheel and tire at 12 and 6 o'clock and try to wiggle, is there excess play or looseness?
Gotta go now, see what happens with this.
Good luck, hope it helps
You might have had a brake spring or parking brake component failure inside the drum. The loose parts may have caused a fluid leak and odor. There is potential for the wheel to lock up if something is loose inside.
So, do you know how to jack it up in the rear and support it on stands? You then might spin the wheels and listen for any unusual or abnormal rattle or clinking noises. Pull the hubcaps so you can shine a strong flashlight into the brake adjustment hole in the drum to look for loose parts, fresh shiny scratches, fluid leaks etc. Grab the wheel and tire at 12 and 6 o'clock and try to wiggle, is there excess play or looseness?
Gotta go now, see what happens with this.
Good luck, hope it helps
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