I've been noticing a slight squeak when I drive over uneven road
surfaces for the past couple of weeks. Slowly, I have narrowed it down
(lubed the tailgate latch, etc.) by trying things that have squeaked
before. Today I finally discovered what the problem is. The last ~10"
of the e-brake cable going to the left rear squeaks when it is moved (as
it would be when going over bumps). I've checked everything it could be
rubbing on (found a spot where the cable that crosses over to the right
side was squeaking when rubbing on a hook... greased that up a little
bit) and haven't come up with anything. So, I'm pretty sure that it's
some piece inside of the brake drum that's doing the squeaking. Any
thoughts/ideas on this before I have it looked at?
Also, that same section of the cable is actually touching the leaf
springs. Is that the way it normally is? Doesn't seem like a
particularly bright design idea, and if it weren't touching the leaf
springs it probably wouldn't be moving whenever I go over bumps and
such, thus avoiding the squeak all together.
If my description doesn't make sense, let me know and I can snap a
couple of pictures and post them..
Thanks,
-Bill
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