The right rear wheel on our 1998 Pontiac Sunfire is making a scraping noise when the car is in motion. It almost reminds me of when the wheel bearing assembly went out, but we had that replaced a couple of months ago. The only thing that I can think of is the breaks but the car has no trouble stopping...I'm out of ideas.

-Base on your information the Is the Left side. Do not quest that is the bearing. Or Open window and listen when you make turn, where is the noise come from?
-Is this car front wheel drive...? Of so possibly the CV Joint.
-If rear wheel drive the problem is the bearing.

Good Luck

Mai Lor

the brake adjuster wheels are closest to the rear brake shoe.as you adjust the adjuster wheel it should rotate in one direction only and the brakes should move outward towards the drum and is stopped when trying to turn the wheel in the opposite direction by the bar that is to stop it from rotating in the wrong direction.

Usually, a loud clicking noise is indicative of a bad axle. You could also have a loose/damaged wheel bearing.

take both drums off the do one whilst looking at the other in case you forget where that little spring went

I have had this experience myself. If the lamp is good try scraping the contacts inside the recepticle and raise the prongs on the lamp to make tighter contact. It worked for me.

you should first check your hub assembly or wheel bearings if is a sunfire because i dont remember had worked on asunfire with 4 wheel drive or rear wheel drive they are front wheel drive and the axle shafts are in the front

Ok, so put that tire on the rear and see if the noise goes with it. Hope so, good luck-Ned-
Let your brakes break in before picking on them.

When applied, brakes generate lots of heat... If noise was there after dirving for a while, likely the noise is not from ice. If noise is gone, wait and see if it returns, If it does, check rear brake linings to make sure they are OK (never hurts to check them once in a while anyhow!!!)

disc brakes on back. sometimes they will stick until they get hot. sometimes will stick when they get wet. check to see about your anti brake locking system.

whoever did the rear brakes either did not replace the hardware kit and something came lose or something just came loose. either way has to come apart repair whats broken. did you replace the drums.