subaru_noob Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 not sure what this noise is but i think its coming from the front underneath. it sounds like i'm dragging a chain down the road but when i look underneath there's nothing hanging down. it only does it while moving so i hope it isn't a wheel bearing or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Details on the car please. Can be a heat shield, if you have those kind of things, or a backing plate for a disc. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_noob Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 its an 83 gl wagon d/r 4wd 4-spd manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 You just ruined several od my possible answers. Can it be engine ping? Does it change when you go left or right, or in reverse? Does it change with the clutcj depressed? nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_noob Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 no change left or right, or in reverse. it sounds louder when the clutch is depressed only cuz the engine rpm's drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Check the drive belts, make sure nothing is loose there. It can be engine pping, a cv joint, aloose brake pad, or a wheel bearing. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one eye Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My brat makes a funny sound if I am off the gas. It sounds like a chain too but I know that it is a CV axle, It has done it before. You might check your motor mounts that is what mine is. the motor torques over and streches the axle out and kinda pulls the Axle apart, it doesn't break the axle but its putting the screws to it. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio_file Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 a more basic check . . . my RX was making a noise like that, it turned out to be the metal plate that backs the shifter boot (either the trans, or the d/r shifter) rattleing against the trans tunnel . . . chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quidam Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Wild guess. A rock wedged between the backing plate and the brake disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill90Loyale Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I'm with quidam and nipper. Get those wheels off the ground and rotate 'em. Hear a grinding sound? Rusted bent backing plate on the disc. Fix? Bend the crap out of the way and noise is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_noob Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 I'm with quidam and nipper. Get those wheels off the ground and rotate 'em. Hear a grinding sound? Rusted bent backing plate on the disc. Fix? Bend the crap out of the way and noise is gone. hey thanks guys will definately check that out tomorrow before i head down to do some studying at the library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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