It sounds like my wheel will fall off.. what could that noise be. ?
2007-02-23 10:07:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
its a 2000 dodge stratus, and I didn't do it myself... a mechanic. did it for me... maybe he put them on backwards. The car is in good shape. I just hope he didnt mess it up more.
2007-02-23 10:26:01 · update #1
If they are making a noise on every rotation, I would have to guess that something is loose inside the drum. Perhaps they weren't adjusted in properly and the adjuster actually fell out and is rolling around in there. Alternately, any of the springs could have come off allowing the shoes themselves to flop around. If I were you, having had the work done at a shop, the first thing I would do is head back there and let them deal with it. You paid for the job and it sounds like they messed it up.
But check the lugnuts first. Particularly on alloy wheels, they have a tendancy to come loose and should be checked regularly, especially after the wheels have recently been off.
2007-02-24 02:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bonkrr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you replace your brake shoes on both sides? If not then take off both wheels and make sure everything looks right. You never said if it's an older vehicle or not. Some have an adjuster on them. If your's has this then what you need to do is adjust the shoes to where they just barley touch the drum. An make sure your brake drum spins freely.
2007-02-23 10:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by guitardan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 08:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by troesch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pads are on disc brakes, shoes are on drum brakes. Do you have pads on the front and shoes on the rear wheels?
Many drum brakes have an automatic adjuster that is part of the shoe. It adjusts every time that you reverse and apply the brakes. Could you have installed the rear shoes backwards?
2007-02-23 10:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Gordon B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the lug nuts are tightened first (yes, it does happen)...if they are tight, feel and look all around the the tires for pronounced bumps in the rubber (tread and sidewalls, inside too)...if all that is ok, and the "thump" sounds metallic in any way, pull the drums and look for loose flopping parts...
2007-02-23 10:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess the only way to find is to check the calipers and see if there are installed correctly before it gets worse
2007-02-23 10:24:38 · answer #6 · answered by D J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it back to the guy who did your brakes and make him fix it, did he turn the drums?, have it checked out.
2007-02-23 12:36:34 · answer #7 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tighten the lug nuts
2007-02-23 10:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take them back apart and make sure nothing came loose
2007-02-23 10:11:08 · answer #9 · answered by gregs111 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋