Cracking sound of rear axe
11-28-2006, 06:07 AM
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Cracking sound of rear axe
I don't know how to best explain this I will try:
Almost everytime I wash the car and I also throw water under the car (inside of wheels and axes), when I then try to move the car, usually backwards, I feel that it is having difficulty to move as if it was tight somewhere. With more pressure it then moves suddenly but after a very heavy sound on the rear axe, as if something has broken or something was blocking the movement of the axe and suddenly broke.
This only happens after I wash the bottom side of the car. I hope you understand my BAD description
Almost everytime I wash the car and I also throw water under the car (inside of wheels and axes), when I then try to move the car, usually backwards, I feel that it is having difficulty to move as if it was tight somewhere. With more pressure it then moves suddenly but after a very heavy sound on the rear axe, as if something has broken or something was blocking the movement of the axe and suddenly broke.
This only happens after I wash the bottom side of the car. I hope you understand my BAD description
11-29-2006, 04:24 PM
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Your parking brake is binding the pads to the rotors. I wouldn't worry about it!
I have this washing the car too (or sitting in cold/wet weather for a while w/ the parking brake engaged).
It seems to be worse in cold weather, but I had this happen in the summer as well.
The manual actually warns against using the parking brake in freezing temperatures, but that's gotta be worse.
I have this washing the car too (or sitting in cold/wet weather for a while w/ the parking brake engaged).
It seems to be worse in cold weather, but I had this happen in the summer as well.
The manual actually warns against using the parking brake in freezing temperatures, but that's gotta be worse.
11-29-2006, 05:04 PM
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Another situation in which grinding can be heard is when placing the transmission into reverse from a stopped position, e.g., when leaving a parking space. Grinding occurs here in part because reverse is often not a synchromesh gear. If one does not leave the transmission in reverse or a forward gear when parked, it is likely that s/he will hear grinding in the transmission when shifting into reverse no matter how far the clutch pedal is held in when shifting. To avoid grinding in reverse, one must "clear the gate": first place the gear shift into a forward gear, then shift into reverse. This will eliminate any grinding that is heard. It works because all gears have the same speed when the car is stopped. - from Wikipedia
Another situation in which grinding can be heard is when placing the transmission into reverse from a stopped position, e.g., when leaving a parking space. Grinding occurs here in part because reverse is often not a synchromesh gear. If one does not leave the transmission in reverse or a forward gear when parked, it is likely that s/he will hear grinding in the transmission when shifting into reverse no matter how far the clutch pedal is held in when shifting. To avoid grinding in reverse, one must "clear the gate": first place the gear shift into a forward gear, then shift into reverse. This will eliminate any grinding that is heard. It works because all gears have the same speed when the car is stopped. - from Wikipedia
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