Metallic dragging sounds on left turns
 

My wagon is making a metallic dragging sound when I make left turns only. The sound is comming from the passenger rear. It sounds like the break dust shield dragging but I pulled the wheel off and can find anything that is dragging. I didn't see any marks on the dust shield, so I don't think it's dragging. The half shaft boots are all in good shape, no tears or rips. I replaced the rear brakes and rotors a few months back, but it was making that noise before that. Any ideas?

I would think that sound would be there all time if it was the e-brake, but you may want check, remove caliper and rotor. No need to pull the brake line, just suspend the caliper from the frame to pull the rotor.

This may sound odd but check your exhaust hangers. I had a funny sound coming from under my car when I made left turns that went away when I replaced my exhaust mount.

Another thing that can cause odd noised while turning is a broken sway bar link.

my vote is the sway bar link... mine is shot and i have a noise on left turns like yours

I second the sway bar link. Same thing happened with my dads Benz. The link had broken off and whenever that side of the car squatted down in a turn the broken link would rub the inside of the rim.

I also vote sway bar link.

I've seen this symptom on probably a dozen different cars, and it was always a broken sway bar link rubbing against the back of the wheel.

An easy, inexpensive fix.

Mike

I put new sway bar links with no change. I've tried applying the brakes when it's making the noise and it doesn't change the sound. I have also applied and released the e-brake while it was making the sound with no change. Someone told me it could be the differential, but it seems that would make the sound come from the center of the car. But I definetly hear it on the passenger side.

I'll check on the exhaust hangers

Wheel bearing?

I have one going bad; it only makes the sound when the car is first driven. It DOES sound just like a brake disc shield lightly schwinging across the rotor. I jacked the car up and grabbed the tire top & bottom and there is a tiny bit more play on the noisy side. There is a slight notchiness to the rotatation, too. HTH

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