What is that SOUND??

[ansn223]

Hi, I've got a 95 Subaru Loyale wagon with a rubbing/whining sound from
the back right panel by the tire. My mechanic has had it 3 times in
the last week and a half. He says he can't diagnose it without hearing
the sound himself, which is problematic because the sound comes and
goes and he hasn't heard it yet. It's doing it today and sounds like
grinding at this point, also. The breaks were replaced last week, so
that's not the sound. I've got two small kids that I'm afraid to put
into the car..is this familiar to anyone? Is it time for a new car or
a new mechanic? Thanks so much,

Allyson
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Edward Hayes]

If this just started after the brakes were worked on then look there
first.

 

[ansn223]

If this just started after the brakes were worked on then look there
first.

Hi there, no it started before the breaks were done. While looking for
the mystery noise, they noticed my back breaks needed to be done so did
it then..but the noise existed before. Thank you, though.

 

[AS]

It would be good if you gave us additional information, such as speed at
which the noise is present, if it changes while breaking, turning, under
load, etc.

In the wife's 95 legacy, there was a rubbing, grinding, creaking noise
that could be heard mostly when going at a very low speed.

In our case, the problem ended up being the plastic wheel caps making
noise against the wheel. The problem went away after cleaning both the
wheels and caps, and lubricating the contact points on the caps.

Good luck

 

[ansn223]

It would be good if you gave us additional information, such as speed at
which the noise is present, if it changes while breaking, turning, under
load, etc.

In the wife's 95 legacy, there was a rubbing, grinding, creaking noise
that could be heard mostly when going at a very low speed.

In our case, the problem ended up being the plastic wheel caps making
noise against the wheel. The problem went away after cleaning both the
wheels and caps, and lubricating the contact points on the caps.

Good luck
OK, thanks for the reply, here's some additional info..The sound starts (when it feels so inclined) as soon as I put it into drive. It's a loud rubbing type whine (low pitched) that corresponds with the rotation of the back right tire. When it's happened I've creeped along below 20 mph simply because I'm scared to go any faster and possibly blow the Subaru into space with my children in it. When I slow to a stop, the sound winds down as well..sounds like a toy with a dying battery..."whoo whoo whoooo whoooooo whooooooooo". It doesn't change during breaking, turning and the biggest load in the car is me. I love my car, y'all. I don't want it to die.