Hey guys, I am fairly new to this forum. I have a 99 cobra N/A. I just put new rims and tires on the car and as soon as I went for the first ride, an odd noise started coming from the right rear (almost like a grinding noise). I took it back home after going around the block, jacked it up and checked for any rubbing around the tire/rim, nothing.
After looking around for a bit, I thought the only other thing that it could be is the parking break getting held up somehow. I had a buddy pull the emergency break while I watched, everything seemed to be moving freely. Still not satisfied, I decided to remove the rear calipers and grease up the slides on both sides.
Well, needless to say, the noise is still there. Now I am wondering if there is an issue with the axle bearing having eliminated the breaks. Since I did not install the 4.10 rear end gears that are in there, I cannot say whether or not the bearings were changed along with the gears.
BTW, the tire size in rear is 285/35/18. The noise goes away when going over a bump or turning hard to the right, further making me think its a bearing in the rear.
Please let me know your thoughts and what my next trouble shooting steps should be. Thanks in advance and sorry for the long winded post
After looking around for a bit, I thought the only other thing that it could be is the parking break getting held up somehow. I had a buddy pull the emergency break while I watched, everything seemed to be moving freely. Still not satisfied, I decided to remove the rear calipers and grease up the slides on both sides.
Well, needless to say, the noise is still there. Now I am wondering if there is an issue with the axle bearing having eliminated the breaks. Since I did not install the 4.10 rear end gears that are in there, I cannot say whether or not the bearings were changed along with the gears.
BTW, the tire size in rear is 285/35/18. The noise goes away when going over a bump or turning hard to the right, further making me think its a bearing in the rear.
Please let me know your thoughts and what my next trouble shooting steps should be. Thanks in advance and sorry for the long winded post