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August 11th 08, 05:05 PM
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High pitch whinner ('90)
'90 Miata 106k miles.
My car has developed a very high pitched whine/whistle coming from the drivers rear wheel. Seems to take 15-20 minutes for the whine to begin. Can eliminate temporarily by pulling up emergency brake or swerving car f/ side to side. Brakes? Bearing? If bearing, is there a grease fitting? Chip L 
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August 15th 08, 01:07 AM
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High pitch whinner ('90)
"Chip L" > wrote
> '90 Miata 106k miles. > > My car has developed a very high pitched whine/whistle coming from the > drivers rear wheel. Seems to take 15-20 minutes for the whine to > begin. Can eliminate temporarily by pulling up emergency brake or > swerving car f/ side to side. Brakes? Bearing? If bearing, is there a > grease fitting? > I would bet it's the bearing. Heats up, it gets looser. Brake and lateral motion put sideways pressure on it removing play. No grease fitting - time to replace the bearing. -- Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red Inside the Beltway
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August 18th 08, 01:29 PM
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High pitch whinner ('90)
On Aug 14, 8:07*pm, "Ken Lyons" > wrote:
> "Chip L" > wrote> '90 Miata 106k miles. > > > My car has developed a very high pitched whine/whistle coming from the > > drivers rear wheel. *Seems to take 15-20 minutes for the whine to > > begin. *Can eliminate temporarily by pulling up emergency brake or > > swerving car f/ side to side. *Brakes? Bearing? If bearing, is there a > > grease fitting? > > I would bet it's the bearing. Heats up, it gets looser. *Brake and lateral > motion put sideways pressure on it removing play. No grease fitting - time > to replace the bearing. > -- > Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red > Inside the Beltway Makes sense. Thx Ken. Is bearing replacement a DYI job? I'm fairly mechanical ( I've replaced rotors on several cars and replaced an entire air suspension system with coilovers on a Lexus LS400 Chip L
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August 19th 08, 01:23 AM
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High pitch whinner ('90)
"Chip L" > wrote
>Makes sense. Thx Ken. Is bearing replacement a DYI job? I think you need a bearing press. Not exactly a tool most of us have lying about. I was lucky to have the dealer replace mine under warranty (years ago). -- Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red Inside the Beltway
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