hey guys, ok so my RL is being a little bitch right now lol.. about a week or so ago my front right (pass) wheel (i think brake) started to make this god-awful sqeeking.. kind of like the wear indicitor sound on the brakes... but the thing is i wasnt on the brakes at all so i hit the brakes about half way and it got SOO LOUD it scared me a little i thought my caliper was gonna rip off an roll down the street lol.. but anywho i hit the brakes even harder and it went away... then i started going again and not a sound till about 5 mins later... and ever since then it has been doing that.. it cant be the wear indicator becuase it doesnt happen only when i hit the brakes and it stops when i push past the half way mark on the brakes.... i need help what do you think it is... do you think it is time from some drilled an slotted rotors?? lol

and i have another one.. when i turn my wheel esp pulling out of the parking lot at work or in the drive way (slow speeds i should say) i here a very disturbing clicking coming from what i have to belive to be the struts.. but it only does it when i turn its a clicking and clunking noise.. i dont feel any diffrence in turning or any normal activity and it only does it at low speed i.e like 5 mph.. now i heard soemthing about bad struts so i jacked my car abit to see if they were ticking an sure enough they were but not as loud... is there anyway to like oil the struts so they stop this lol... and like i said it only happens when i am going slow and not all the time...

my car is ****** weird...
thanks in advance guys!!

 

wheel bearing, gm or whoever they get them from makes shitty wheel bearings

 

damm lol... so wheel bearing cna make noise when i hit the brakes about half way?.. thats weird an it only does it once and awhile plus im pretty sure i cant get that under warrenty cuz i have springs, t-bars, and SMM so idk lol i dont think those should flag it but who knows

 

Ya my rear left passenger wheel bearing was bad within 10000 miles

 

ive replaced 5 bearings, this year on different vehicles, ranging from 2002 to 2006 between 15k-65k. pure ****. that will give you a weird squeek noise and possible viberation

 

ahh ok see i thought wheel bearing at 1st but then the whole brake thing threw me off... and i didnt notice vibrations.. well cuz i have solid motor mounts lol.. anywho do i have to change the whole hub assembly like you have to do in a grand prix?.. or can we just replace the wheel bearing and be done with it lol

 

wheel bearings dont make that noise. wheel bearings make a growling noise at low, and high speeds, no ticking noise. My guess is that it is your upper strut bearing. if its when you turn and put a load on one side does it make that noise? like a left hand turn would make the noise on the right side? But if you happen to think it is your wheel bearings go into an EMPTY parking lot and do circles, listening for the noise on the (load) side. Another good way to tell is take your hub off and try to get some wheel bearing grease on your finger, if it looks "gritty" or like it has glitter in it. they yeah its your wheel bearings, and if so you HAVE to replace the entire hub, you cant take the wheel bearings out of our hub and get them back in and it work properly.

 

ah ok

 

damm its just like the grand prix lol.. an if i turn my car it makes the clicking noise but if i went in a circle in a parking lot at low speeds it wont make it.. it just doesnt it everyonce and a while when i pul out of a parking spot or do a 3-point turn in my g/fs drive way

 

maybe sway bar bushings then.

and FYI, all, well most FWD cars you have to replace the hub WITH the wheel bearings.

 

lol idk i've had 2 other fwd cars an i really didnt have them long enough to need to change the wheel bearings lol thanks for the help guys.. now what about the squeaky ass brakes.. think the only way to go is new ones... ?

 

another quick check for bearings is to jack the car up enough to get the wheel off the ground, grab the tire at the 12 and 6 o clock position. try and wiggle it back and forth by pushing and pulling with opposite hands. there should be no movement. then try it again at the 9 and 3 positions. also should be no movement. i havent looked in a while, but if these cars are equipped with ball joints then that could cause some issues like the ones you described as well. good luck

 

Brakes - take them off and see what you see - any gouging on the rotors? Anti-rattle clips still there? I have got awful sounding brakes but it's because there's no anti-rattle clips in right now. My new pads didn't have them and NO PLACE sells replacements, you have to buy new pads with them....and I don't feel like shelling out $65 for another set of Hawks JUST for the clips that may not be included again.