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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 06:56 AM
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Short and simple, I put my 17's back on for summer the other night and there is a strange, barely audible knock coming from (I think) the left front wheel area, and it is mainly there when braking. Free rolling in neutral I can't hear it at all, turning or not. First I freaked and thought it may be a CV Joint, but it sounds more of a braking system knock. Is it possible maybe that rim is just sitting a little crooked?

This is also the first time I've driven the car in a month, it's been a garage baby most of the winter.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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Turns out the two panhead screws under the rim in the hub were part way out and bent...Thanks Les Schwab! I lock-tited them, straightened them and cranked em back in. The hub was moving 1/4" in rotation from the disc brakes. Now it's all better!

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