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[SOLVED] Loud Squeaking/Grinding from Passenger Rear Wheel
Just the other day I took my car out and about a minute later I hear this rotational squeaking sound coming from the right rear wheel well. Sounded like the e-brake pad was stuck or something was caught in the caliper. But took wheel/caliper/rotor off while on a lift and it still makes the noise when I turn it by hand. It's also harder to turn than the drivers side which isn't making any noise.
Well figured it out after pulling my axles. It was the bearing... sort of. Right after pulling my axles I looked inside the tube to check my bearings, and this is what I saw:
You can see a little ball bearing just sitting by itself in the axle tube. Thing is both axle bearings are just fine, so someone must have replaced the bearings and didn't even bother to look down the tube for debris. You can see it disfigured from ribbing against the axle.
I replaced both bearings and seals since I already bought them and now everything is fine. Didn't expect to see that though
07-29-2015, 12:28 PM
[SOLVED] Loud Squeaking/Grinding from Passenger Rear Wheel 
