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Rumbling rear noise 1800 1964

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posted by  signalius on  Sat Aug 30 13:08 CST 2003
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I've had wheel bearings go out a few times, and it was foreshadowed by a high-pitched squeaking in one case, and a dry, muffled, continuous wooshing sound (without significant ocillation) in other cars. The squeaking seemed to indicate that I had enough bearings to possibly make it home before it locked up. The wooshing on the other hand, has been with me for years in the 122 and the P1800, respectively, and imagine I'll wait for the death-squeak before replacing them. I am, of course, a stupid, stupid man running the risk of damaged spindles and whatnot, but so it goes. In any event, you said the sound is coming from both sides; It would be unlikely that *both* rear wheels' bearings would fail simultaneously, but it's certainly possible over time. So...

How does the rear-end oil look? Is its level up to the hole? Are there metal shards on the plug? Or perhaps a can of Spam (original flavor) somehow found its way in there?? Perhaps you should take you muffler off and smash out the windows with it?






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