2000alhVW
Veteran Member
I did pads and rotors all around on a 2001 Subaru Forester for a woman I do a lot of work for.
I took it for a test drive after and it makes a very odd WHOMP WHOMP noise in the rear when making a tight turn. 80% sure it’s from rear passenger wheel area.
I took the rear brakes apart several times trying to chase the noise down and my personal opinion is that it’s a wheel bearing going bad. I couldn’t shake any play out of the rear wheels though.
I did some troubleshooting - it only makes it on hard right turns, with no change when using pedal pedal or pulling on parking brake.
I feel it’s a wheel bearing, especially as I am superficially familiar that these Subaru’s eat wheel bearings regularly, but the owner is VERY anal/neurotic. Single owner car, garage kept, 100% maintenance done at dealer without fail. The owner is very curious why, if it is a wheel bearing, it would suddenly act up after brake work. Which is a fair question
I’ve run out of things to check, or what to tell her, so I’m asking for wisdom here.
I took it for a test drive after and it makes a very odd WHOMP WHOMP noise in the rear when making a tight turn. 80% sure it’s from rear passenger wheel area.
I took the rear brakes apart several times trying to chase the noise down and my personal opinion is that it’s a wheel bearing going bad. I couldn’t shake any play out of the rear wheels though.
I did some troubleshooting - it only makes it on hard right turns, with no change when using pedal pedal or pulling on parking brake.
I feel it’s a wheel bearing, especially as I am superficially familiar that these Subaru’s eat wheel bearings regularly, but the owner is VERY anal/neurotic. Single owner car, garage kept, 100% maintenance done at dealer without fail. The owner is very curious why, if it is a wheel bearing, it would suddenly act up after brake work. Which is a fair question
I’ve run out of things to check, or what to tell her, so I’m asking for wisdom here.