1991HondaCivicSi
Respected
Hey all,
I have only found one forum that was relatively close to what i'm experiencing and it turned out to be his main shaft bearing. Anyways, here I am.
I have a 91 civic hatch with a B18B1 swap, YS1 GSR transmission with GSR axles. It's a manual transmission, shifter and linkage from the GSR (apparently it's the "rare" short geared tranny). I just replaced the driver side axle shaft oil seal (where half shaft enters the transmission), and all seems well there. I have also put on new front rotors/ pads, and wheels. So when I first bought the car about a month ago it had a quiet rubbing/squeaking noise coming from the front end (didn't seem like too big of a deal, brake pads were toast so i figured that was it). After changing transmission fluid/ seal, and everything else, the noise is even louder. It was worse yesterday, a little better today (almost sounds like when i first bought it, but its still fairly loud). The noise is coming from what seems to be the transmission, or at least passenger side wheel well (both windows down I can hear it only through passenger side). It makes the grinding/rubbing/squeaking sound while going forward, turning left/right etc, but never while going backwards or idling, clutch in/ out, doesn't matter, as long as I am moving forward it's making the noise. I suspected either rust from rear drums but its certainly not coming from the rear. Possibly my calipers are seized? but wouldn't that effect braking in some way? I also suspected wheel bearings but two things didn't happen when I jacked the car up, #1 there is zero play in both front wheels, and #2 while rotating it or accelerating (with car jacked up) it doesn't make the noise. It seems to only make the noise while it has pressure on the wheels (driving). I'm stumped and I really don't need a mechanic to tell me to get a new tranny/ brakes/ tie rod/ suspension etc... It's not a constant grinding, its like it keeps hitting a certain spot, so its squeak, squeak, squeak, as opposed to a constant squeeeeeeek.
ANY help would be MUCH appreciated,
thank you, thank you! in advance, I dont want to keep driving it like this but I have no other way to work/ school!
~side note~
Parking brake doesn't work, I have attempted to adjust the shoes on the rear driver side, as well as adjust it from the center console to no avail, stretched cables??
I have only found one forum that was relatively close to what i'm experiencing and it turned out to be his main shaft bearing. Anyways, here I am.
I have a 91 civic hatch with a B18B1 swap, YS1 GSR transmission with GSR axles. It's a manual transmission, shifter and linkage from the GSR (apparently it's the "rare" short geared tranny). I just replaced the driver side axle shaft oil seal (where half shaft enters the transmission), and all seems well there. I have also put on new front rotors/ pads, and wheels. So when I first bought the car about a month ago it had a quiet rubbing/squeaking noise coming from the front end (didn't seem like too big of a deal, brake pads were toast so i figured that was it). After changing transmission fluid/ seal, and everything else, the noise is even louder. It was worse yesterday, a little better today (almost sounds like when i first bought it, but its still fairly loud). The noise is coming from what seems to be the transmission, or at least passenger side wheel well (both windows down I can hear it only through passenger side). It makes the grinding/rubbing/squeaking sound while going forward, turning left/right etc, but never while going backwards or idling, clutch in/ out, doesn't matter, as long as I am moving forward it's making the noise. I suspected either rust from rear drums but its certainly not coming from the rear. Possibly my calipers are seized? but wouldn't that effect braking in some way? I also suspected wheel bearings but two things didn't happen when I jacked the car up, #1 there is zero play in both front wheels, and #2 while rotating it or accelerating (with car jacked up) it doesn't make the noise. It seems to only make the noise while it has pressure on the wheels (driving). I'm stumped and I really don't need a mechanic to tell me to get a new tranny/ brakes/ tie rod/ suspension etc... It's not a constant grinding, its like it keeps hitting a certain spot, so its squeak, squeak, squeak, as opposed to a constant squeeeeeeek.
ANY help would be MUCH appreciated,
thank you, thank you! in advance, I dont want to keep driving it like this but I have no other way to work/ school!
~side note~
Parking brake doesn't work, I have attempted to adjust the shoes on the rear driver side, as well as adjust it from the center console to no avail, stretched cables??
