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Snowman9000
Explorer
Jul 19, 2013

Squeaky hubcap

Are my hubcaps possessed? I took off the front caps the other day. After putting them back on, the right one squeaked every revolution of the wheel. I took it off and put it back on again, and it stopped it.
Today we drove 400 miles, and the other one is squeaking.

As far as I can see, it is on tight. So was the other one.
Class C
  • Pauljdav's avatar
    Pauljdav
    Explorer
    Jul 20, 2013
    Normal and not noticeable unless you are going kind of slow and have your window rolled down.

    Paul
  • tatest's avatar
    tatest
    Explorer II
    Jul 20, 2013
    Wheel simulators also like to squeak and groan. Another reason why I leave them off.
  • dreamer's avatar
    dreamer
    Explorer
    Jul 19, 2013
    I had a set of ARE wheels with a small hubcap that covered the lug nuts on a 3/4 ton chevy van. These things would make all kinds of noise, mostly a clicking noise. I came to the conclusion that the wheels were flexing enough to make the fit between the wheel and the hub cap chatter. Drove me nuts for a while trying to figure out what was making that noise. Good luck.

    dreamer.

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