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From: ksbszabo@watvlsi.UUCP (Kevin Szabo)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Brake squeaks: summary
Message-ID: <2845@watvlsi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 12:18:30 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 12:18:30 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 31-Dec-85 00:25:57 EST
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Reply-To: ksbszabo@watvlsi.UUCP (Kevin Szabo)
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Organization: VLSI Group, Univeristy of Waterloo
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Summary: Another squeak source is unmasked.


I too have battled with a squeak from my front left wheel.
After replacing disk pads, front wheel bearings and other minor things
I finally found the squeak!  It was in my spedometer.  (Argh!)
The spedometer on my Volvo is directly inline between my ear and the
from left wheel; of course the noise is ground-speed related 
(not engine related). Due to the gearing in the spedometer+cable
the squeak frequency was close to the frequency of the tire
revolving.  It also happened when the car was cold.
All in all it made for a very convincing diagnosis of bad wheel
bearings/brakes.

So y'all can add this experience to your list of annoying squeak-generators.

	Kevin Szabo'
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Kevin Szabo' watmath!watvlsi!ksbszabo (VLSI Group, U. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada)