Hi everyone. I replaced the axles on my '90 Civic last summer due to torn
boots. The passenger's side replacement was noisy, so I exchanged it for
another. That one had a vibration while accelerating which I put up with
until today. I swapped it under warranty and its replacement is slightly
noisy. Sometimes while taking a right hand turn I get a scraping sound
coming from it that continues for a ways after the corner. It's not the
brakes because the sound continues if I apply the brakes. I'm getting real
tired of replacing these things (but I am getting real good at it) and yes,
I know, the brand I chose is not the best one. My question is, could I have
done something wrong when installing it to cause this noise? Would over
tourqueing the axle nut slightly cause this?

Any help appreciated!

WW

 

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:46:40 -0800, "WaterWatcher"
<replytogroup@donotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi everyone. I replaced the axles on my '90 Civic last summer due to torn
>boots. The passenger's side replacement was noisy, so I exchanged it for
>another. That one had a vibration while accelerating which I put up with
>until today. I swapped it under warranty and its replacement is slightly
>noisy. Sometimes while taking a right hand turn I get a scraping sound
>coming from it that continues for a ways after the corner.

Check your wheel bearings.