Squeeking sound

dsgpony · Jun 1, 2014

Car is making a constant squeeking sounds. If I am on the highway going next to a wall, it becomes really apparent. Or when I am next to a car. It seems to be coming from the drivers side.

It becomes more apparent when I am on the throttle and becomes less apparent when I am just coasting. When I brake soft, it's still there. Only if I am hard on the brakes is when it goes away.

Saying that, I am thinking it's the brakes. I just can't figure out what. Sticking caliper? I just put new pads in a few thousand miles back. Can it still squeak if it's a bad rotor? Wheel bearing?

xandraxal · Jun 1, 2014

Ball joint?

Fifth Horseman · Jun 1, 2014

jack it up and check the wheel bearing, see if you got vertical or horizontal movement in it. I replaced mine at 113k they were obviously bad

dsgpony · Jun 1, 2014

repped both.

xand, how do you check for bad ball joints?

xandraxal · Jun 1, 2014

Lol.... Well, if you push down on the front of the car and it squeaks like a mofo, you need ball joints hahaha. That's how bad mine got before I replaced them

dsgpony · Jun 1, 2014

Pretty sure it's coming from the back so no ball joints. I'll check the car tomorrow at work.

Just pushed on the front and I didn't hear anything from both sides.

xandraxal · Jun 1, 2014

dsgpony said:
Pretty sure it's coming from the back so no ball joints. I'll check the car tomorrow at work.

Just pushed on the front and I didn't hear anything from both sides.

Alright I would look at wheel bearings next, like Fifth said

Fifth Horseman · Jun 1, 2014

the only reason im saying wheel bearings because, you said it stops when you brake real hard a and slow down, if its only doing it while moving i would think that would be likely. If it wheel bearing, thank god they are cheap for a set of Timken ones for our cars, unlike the newer fords.

MG2V · Jun 2, 2014

My car has started squeaking too. I notice it only when driving slowly down a dirt road and with the window down. It might be there all the time, but between my exhaust and wind/road noise, I can't hear it. Seems like it's coming from the drivers side as well.

After some digging around, I found some people that traced the problem to loose parking brake cables rubbing against something. This might explain my situation as well as yours, since I did new hoses, calipers, pads, and rotors on my car 3 weeks ago. In my situation, to get to one of the guide pins on the rear calipers, I had to remove the parking brake springs. They are a PITA to reinstall, so I haven't gotten around to doing it. My cables are probably loose, so that explanation makes sense in my case.

Or maybe squeaking grey, 2V Mustangs in SE Michigan is a trend now.

dsgpony · Jun 2, 2014

What is the cable rubbing against?

MG2V · Jun 2, 2014

8th post down

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dsgpony · Jun 2, 2014

thanks,

i'll look at the wheel bearings and ebrake cable tomorrow. I just can't imagine how that little cable could cause a squeeking sound.

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