[timmytaurus]

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Very loud "Click" rear left wheel on 98 Taurus?

When shifting from forward and reverse. Can feel the click in the car, and when walking next to car, can see wheel twitch with click. Not sway bar link, not sway bar mount, not exhaust hitting suspension, lug nuts tight, coil spring looks fine, strut looks fine. Wheel doesn't wiggle or grind when up on jack, but even though, could it be a bearing? Drum brake problem?

 

[Jeff K]

I would pull the wheel and brake drum and have a look. Very easy to do.

 

[timmytaurus]

turned out to be a blown wheel cylinder. The hole drum was full of fluid.

 

[chartmaker]

Drum Maintenance

turned out to be a blown wheel cylinder. The hole drum was full of fluid.

Maintenance for drums, saves to stay one step ahead of this.

Pic of my '03.

Cylinders ~$6 from RockAuto.

Saves the price of shoes, and some future out of service for the car.

-chart-