Miata Mailing List: July 1996, Message #172
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   From: dans@dmscomp.com (Dan Scolnick)
Subject: Re: Squeaking and clicking noises
   Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 16:27:42 -0400

>Hello All,
>
>My '90 miata has developed a strange squeaking noise from the front 
>wheel (or maybe just the left front wheel) when braking. The problem 
>only occurs when the brakes have been used for a while and have reached 
>their proper working temperature.

Sounds like the wear sensor,  have you checked both pads on all the brakes
to see if it's time to change them?

>
>Note that the car has no trouble braking at all, it does so without any 
>yanking of the wheel to one side or anything like that. If I activate 
>the brakes hard the noise seems to go away for a while.

YUP, that is the symptom,  a light application of the brakes will make the
noise go away.

>
>You may argue that it's not a major problem, and sure, I can live with 
>the noise,

it isn't now, but it will be once the rivits start eating through your rotors



 >Also, ever since the car had its 100.000 km checkup, there has been a 
>clicking noise in the radio. The clicking frequency is proportional with 
>the engine speed. This is obviously radio interference (it does not 
>happen when listening to a tape and is less pronounced on weaker 
>stations), but where does it come from? Could it possibly be another 
>manifestation of defective spark plug wires?

Yup, you got it.


>
>Regards
>
>Peter Villadsen
>Software engineer
>petv@dd.dk
>
>
>
>
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