maybe your caliper is not floating properly allowing the pads to touch the
rotor..
Hop...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Davidson, Kevin" <ked@iti-oh.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: DML: squeal when steeringwheel's hard over
> ...I don't claim to be an expert, but I *can* tell the difference
> between a noisy belt and something else squealing. It is not
> belt noise. The noise pulsates according to *vehicle* speed, not
> engine speed. It's entirely unrelated to the engine.
>
> I noticed this morning that it's now doing it not only at full
> steering lock, but even when turning to go around corners and
> such, it'll start the squeal and then stop once I'm going straight
> again. Sounds exactly like brake squeal, oscillating with each
> tire revolution. I'm wondering if the pad's wear-indicators are
> maybe dragging - but why would they only drag when the wheels are
> turned? Or what about wheel bearings?
>
> -kevin d.
> 97 cc V6 5sp 4x2
> 3923's, 8.5mm superconductors, 180 tstat, homebrew k&n
>
>
> > - ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Davidson, Kevin" <ked@iti-oh.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: DML: squeal when steeringwheel's hard over
> >
> >
> > > It isn't belt noise...the squeal occurs when the truck is
> > > moving, and it speeds up or slows down with vehicle speed,
> > > about one squeal per tire revolution. When the truck stops
> > > rolling, the squeal stops. It sounds like brake squeal, but
> > > it happens when the brakes are not applied (and my brakes
> > > don't even squeal to begin with).
> >
> > um, the belts turn with the engine speed, faster the speed
> > the faster the
> > belts.
> >
>
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