[FC] grinding noise

[Bryan Blackwell]

If you can get another axle to test with, that would be ideal.  I don't think the van sitting a little low is related to the noise you're getting, more likely one of the springs is a little tired.

--Bryan

On May 4, 2010, at 9:01 PM, Wild8bill at aol.com wrote:

> My wife's Greenbrier has a grinding noise that is correlated with the wheel 
> rotation. It's on the passenger side. I checked the U-joint and it was 
> fine, and  drove it myself today, and the grinding noise can be felt as well as 
> heard. It  seems to go away at higher speeds. I suspect the wheel bearing, 
> as I noted it  had some play when I took the axle off to service the 
> U-joint. I also am  noticing that the van is sitting a little lower on that side 
> than the other, I  can barely fit my fingers between the tire and the fender. 
> I visually inspected  suspension and it appears fine, and I couldn't see any 
> place where there is  rubbing as the wheel rotates. It doesn't make the 
> grinding unless there is a  load on the wheel, so rotating it while jacked up 
> doesn't produce the  sound.