burnt rubber smell, strange noise after hit curb
06-24-2006, 06:15 PM
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burnt rubber smell, strange noise after hit curb 99 z28 62k miles
Well, a couple weeks ago I hopped a curb bad on the drivers side. Prior to that, everything in the car was performing perfectly. Now, I've finally got some new wheels on it, and just took it for a short drive today.
I figured out the wheels are pretty bad out of alignment, as the car wants to pull to the right.
Weird thing, though, when I got out of the car after driving I smelled burnt rubber or something like that, around the front drivers side wheel.
I think it could be 1 of 3 things but i dunno which:
clutch burn smell (never had clutch probs, shifts fine after wreck)
"breaking in new brakes" smell (but my brakes are def not new)
tire rubber burning because of bad alignment
Any ideas what to look for here? It's only on this one wheel and I definitely wasn't squealing the tires. I also noticed the smell immediately after I hit the curb and blew the old tire two weeks ago.
Also, when I push down on the rear of the car and let go, I hear a noticeable "click" sound when the car is bouncing back up. Comes from the rear, can't tell which side exactly. Just one click. What might cause this?
Thanks..
Andrew
Well, a couple weeks ago I hopped a curb bad on the drivers side. Prior to that, everything in the car was performing perfectly. Now, I've finally got some new wheels on it, and just took it for a short drive today.
I figured out the wheels are pretty bad out of alignment, as the car wants to pull to the right.
Weird thing, though, when I got out of the car after driving I smelled burnt rubber or something like that, around the front drivers side wheel.
I think it could be 1 of 3 things but i dunno which:
clutch burn smell (never had clutch probs, shifts fine after wreck)
"breaking in new brakes" smell (but my brakes are def not new)
tire rubber burning because of bad alignment
Any ideas what to look for here? It's only on this one wheel and I definitely wasn't squealing the tires. I also noticed the smell immediately after I hit the curb and blew the old tire two weeks ago.
Also, when I push down on the rear of the car and let go, I hear a noticeable "click" sound when the car is bouncing back up. Comes from the rear, can't tell which side exactly. Just one click. What might cause this?
Thanks..
Andrew
