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Fluster-ated!
Got up early this morning to take "Patience" to the muffler shop. Tranny work had taken its toll on the exhaust system. Needed both new gaskets on the "Y" and one piece that had been welded was beginning to leak again from flexing. I still, however, need to get the bracket for holding the exhuast to the tranny (lost in one of its many fixes), perhaps I'll order it once the frustration is gone.
While at the muffler (and brake) shop, I had them install the Bradi Slotted and Cross Drilled rotors I'd bought from Stevebsy over a year ago. I finally figured that I wasn't going to get 'round to doing it myself (they look great, by the way). The pads were fine, but one of the guides was frozen, so, they fixed that and cleaned all the calipers all the way around. So, here's the frustration. The fellow who serviced my front diff said he did not hear a "scrubbing" sound from the front diff, when he drove the car. Only a slight brake noise from the rear. I told him to make sure he checked it out, he said he would. So, 700-odd dollars later, and ten days, I get the car back and what should I hear on my way to work yesterday but the dreaded "scrubbing" from the front. "Okay," I says, "Perhaps brake service will take care of that, once and for all. (Just to note, my diff is no longer pumping grease into the tranny -- so, my dollars weren't COMPLETELY wasted). The brakes were serviced today, the sound is STILL there. GRRRRR!!! So, any ideas? Sounds like it's coming from the axle (L/F). The boot's fine. I had new ones installed a year ago. There is no leakage from the diff at the point where the axle enters it. The axle is not wobbly. It sounds like a dry bearing (not wheel). I'm stumped (and, apparently, so is the dude who fixed the diff). I want this annoying thing to go away!! I guess I'll be contacting Beav in the near future to get his input. Another question: It isn't that often that my car has been in the air, and they've started it. And if it was, I'd never noticed this before. Is it typical for one of the front wheels to turn, on start-up, even if the car is in "N." They started it, at the muffler shop to listen for exhaust leaks, and the F/R wheel engaged and turned slowly for a good 30 seconds. Is this normal? Sorry for the long post. I just needed to vent.
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That's OK Aredub. We're here for ya. I don't know the answers to your questions, but I'm here for ya.
(maybe it's time for me to go to the thread that proves how dumb I am! )
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I would believe that if the wheels are off the ground and you start the car in neutral that it would be possible for one of the wheels to start turning. Your engine is still turning the TC and all the fluid going through it. This circulation may be enough to break the static friction of the front tires.
....or not Actually my dad's 1969 Nova will almost move if he snaps the throttle in neutral. He has a huge 4400 stall TC installed though.
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Randy,
Working at a dealer has allowed me to see a lot of cars running while on a lift........even in neutral a tire or two will spin. Dave |
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Thank you David and Dave. That put my mind to rest on, at least, one problem. Now, to rememdy the "scrubbing" noise.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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