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01-19-2009, 11:02 AM
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I'm ashamed to admit my diagnosis failure.
And still searching...
Wifes car has always made rythmic tick at slow speeds after long runs. For a year I have convinced myself its the RR end. I have now replaced the axle and bearing and it is still not fixed (but smoother). I am just ashamed to admit I have failed it such a simple diagnosis. Still clicking and now I finally feel it in the steering.............
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01-19-2009, 11:09 AM
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The only people that don't make mistakes are the people that don't do anything.
I've been wrenching on cars for almost 30 years now, I don't make too many mistakes anymore but over the years I've made plenty - and some of them have been pretty costly. Errors are part of the learning process - nothing to be ashamed of here.
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01-19-2009, 11:29 AM
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You'll find it.
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01-19-2009, 11:35 AM
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LOOSER!!!
hah. JK... I'm sure you know all the things to check... odd that it's now in the steering too... hmmmm
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01-19-2009, 11:51 AM
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Had summit similar few years back --but on different car....
Slight sort of click at speed of the road-wheels, just perceptable in steering.... There was a hairline crack in a front brake-disc.... 
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01-19-2009, 11:55 AM
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Done any wheel bearings lately??
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01-19-2009, 11:55 AM
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The SD would make a rhythmic click at slow speeds after a long run in very hot weather. By the time I considered bothering to find it...........it was gone.
It was definitely on the LF wheel...........you could hear it distinctively when passing a road barrier on the left side. Has to be a clearance issue or a lack of lubrication in the bearings. The SD is out of service waiting for me to do some front end work. That's on the agenda as well.
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01-19-2009, 11:59 AM
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Don't feel bad, Just pretend that the wheel bearing was due for a change...
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01-19-2009, 12:39 PM
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Ditto on the above. Finding what is wrong sometimes is the most difficult part of a job.
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01-19-2009, 02:05 PM
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Dont ask me how I learned about putting a rag in the starter wart of the transmission.
Now where did that pesky bolt go All aside I as just absolutely certain it was coming from the back. Axle needed replacement anyways was all cracked. God was the bearing PITA. Front ones need to be done as I have not done them at all.
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01-19-2009, 04:15 PM
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I am just glad I am not the only one who has run across this type thing... We have to share this kind of frustration or we have missed a potentially very helpful use of the internet...
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01-19-2009, 04:47 PM
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