And the winner is . . .
It was the brake cylinder boot ( and the brake cylinder itself ) making
contact with the back of the studs. My cylinder was not in the right
position. My memory is vague . . . aren't these things supposed to have
positioning pins? I did not remove it, but it looks like there is a
positioning hole in the backplate.
There must be some in-out play for it to rub only on a right corner, but all
that I could find was a slight up-down movement. Anyway, it doesn't rub now
that the cylinder is positioned properly.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
>Robert,
>
>The back surface of the hub, especially the stud heads come very close to
>the boots on the wheels cyinders if you have any swelling of the rubber of
>if the boot is positioned incorrectly, that will make contact, Check also
>that the retaining sings are properly installed. They can sometimes rub
>against the hub too if mounted incorrectly. Possibly noise from the
>bearing? Check for any spots where the drum might touch the backing plate
>too.
>
>Gerard
>
>At 8:09 AM -0400 7/9/01, Robert Duquette wrote:
>>I noticed a tic - tic - tic that seems to be coming from the right rear
>>wheel when I turn right. Keep in mind that I sit on the right and it may
>>just be that the sound is best heard on the driver's side. It just got a
>>lot louder. Any ideas what I'm looking for? There are no rub marks on
the
>>tires. Co-incidently(maybe?), the noise got louder after I bled the
brakes.
>>I am not applying the brakes when the noise occurs. I rarely use the
>>brakes. I'm not sure if the noise goes away, if I apply the brakes while
>>turning.
>>
>>I will pull off the wheel and look around inside the drum.
>>
>>Any hints on what to look for?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Robert Duquette
>>Ottawa ON Canada
>>http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
>>RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
>>'65 RHD BRG AH Sprite
>>'67 RHD red MG Midget < aka: Miss Marple >
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