rear clunking on deceleration
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rear clunking on deceleration
Driving to work this morning in gridlock traffic my car suddenly started making a loud clunking sound at a constant speed or on decel. On accel there is no sound and no sign of an issue. From what I can tell everything appears fine (still sitting at the gas station waiting for a tow). This started when slowing from 15mph, I doubt I went over 25% throttle on the drive, although it did have a tough weekend of some spirited driving and autocross. Anybody want to play the "guess whats broke" game?
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I jacked it up wiggled the wheel and it felt like a bad wheel bearing. I took the wheel off, spun the hub, wiggled it, everything seemed fine. I put the wheel back on, and it felt normal. Drove around, everything was fine.
I used an impact gun to take the wheel off, so I'm not even sure they were loose, but that seems to be the only explanation.
I just had the wheels powdercoated and the coating is coming off the wheel where it mounts to the hub. I keep wanting to blame the issue on that but it seems like a stretch. At any rate, I certainly lucked out. I can't imagine a wheel falling off would be an enjoyable experience.
I used an impact gun to take the wheel off, so I'm not even sure they were loose, but that seems to be the only explanation.
I just had the wheels powdercoated and the coating is coming off the wheel where it mounts to the hub. I keep wanting to blame the issue on that but it seems like a stretch. At any rate, I certainly lucked out. I can't imagine a wheel falling off would be an enjoyable experience.
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