Odd sounds coming from the rear of our 01 cobra
 

The wife's cobra has been parked for awhile. Got it out today to take the kid to school and noticed that there are some odd squeaks coming from the from the right rear. Seems rotation related as the more speed you get up the more prominent the noises are.

Could this be a halfshaft? If I remember correctly, there were some odd bumps/knocks coming from that area the night we parked it a couple of months ago.

check to see if your bearings have play in them the cant be packed guess thats why they r so cheap but they have to be pressed in and out already replaced mine not even 50,000 mile but o'rielys has them. my right side was bad i just did both sides.

which bearings? Carrier?

i know i dont have irs but my car sounds like that after it sat from brian building the tranny so yea i would try the hub first

on the irs the hub(the part that has the lug studs) it presses into the bearing those have any slack jack it up and see if you get any play in the wheel moving! i found mine while changing my street tires to my drag radials.
robbie

I had the same issue in my BMW last Fall. I went ahead and replaced both sides while I was at it. The learning curve on the first side was a bit steep, but I was able to knock out the other side pretty quickly.

If they are anything alike, I can probably help you out if you want to change it youself, Lee.

I agree, this is most likely the culprit. The factory bearings
on the hub kinda suck.

Or you could just swap out the IRS for a solid axle, I tell you what I will give you the privilage of swapping it with the stick axle in my '95 Cobra, I won't even charge you.....

:jester:

:(. I hope it is ok to drive. No money to put fuel in the truck and I have to work tonight. I am going to go ahead and creep to work in it tonight and cover the car back up when I get home

Sucks to be to broke to buy diesel :jester:

If it's just the bearing and it hasn't been making the noise for long, you'll likely be fine to put a few more miles on it.

I drove the BMW enough to ruin my hub. . . but I also put over 5,000 interstate miles on it after I started noticing the noise. :D