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Weird noise from hubcap
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinR" data-source="post: 631147" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>I had this exact problem, a rattle at low speeds and a noise when you push the bus. After replacing the drive shafts and having the gearbox rebuilt, and the brakes replaced it was still there. I then drove it with no hubcaps the sound was gone. I found that when the hubcaps were stretched over the lugs on the wheels they were chattering against the wheel. You could see the rub marks. Initially I put cloth tape on the wheels where the hubcaps sit and it cured it. I have subsequently replaced the original wheels to eradicate the problem. I have two theories on this - 1) could have been caused by too much paint on the wheels leaving the hubcaps hanging on rather that latching, or 2) repro stainless steel hubcaps are too rigid and do not flex as chrome plated steel ones did originally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinR, post: 631147, member: 32659"] I had this exact problem, a rattle at low speeds and a noise when you push the bus. After replacing the drive shafts and having the gearbox rebuilt, and the brakes replaced it was still there. I then drove it with no hubcaps the sound was gone. I found that when the hubcaps were stretched over the lugs on the wheels they were chattering against the wheel. You could see the rub marks. Initially I put cloth tape on the wheels where the hubcaps sit and it cured it. I have subsequently replaced the original wheels to eradicate the problem. I have two theories on this - 1) could have been caused by too much paint on the wheels leaving the hubcaps hanging on rather that latching, or 2) repro stainless steel hubcaps are too rigid and do not flex as chrome plated steel ones did originally. [/QUOTE]
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