So I put on my new Konig Feathers yesterday and today I notice a sqeak / creaking noise whenever I come to a full stop coming from the drivers side rear tire area. I did have the e-brake on yesterday while swapping my wheels and I typically do not use my e-brake.

I first thought it might be caused by my metal hubcentric rings on the hub but it doesn't make this noise if I let off the gas and come to a stop without using the brakes. This does not rule this out of course but I figured I'd throw this thread out there and see what other ideas people have. I was thinking it's a brake / suspension issue where possibly the bearings need to be greased? It has been raining all day today and I will test this again when it dries up in 2 days on Sunday / Monday

Any thoughts in the meantime? Thanks btw.

 

I should also add that I have metal hubcentric rings without the centercaps on and it is raining so the hub is wet. I'm thinking of getting plastic hubcentric rings to see if it will fix my situation?

EDIT: I just went out in the rain and I also hear it from the front drivers side wheel. It comes and goes and I'm thinking maybe when the hubcentric ring dries it stops making the noise? Strange.

 

don't be offended.....but are you using a torque wrench set to 88 foot pounds to tighten your lugs? (Well that's what it is for my old '06)

And the wheel bearings are sealed in the hubs. When the bearing goes south you gotta replace the entire hub. Bummer. (And again on my '06 this is the case.)

 

Not sure about the bearings...but I torque to 103 ft/lbs as spec'd in the manual.

Strangely when the wheels heat up and are not wet I don't hear it often.

 

I get the squeak from all wheels when it has been wet out, the car has been parked, and the discs are rusted. As soon as the rust wears off and the surface is worn smooth (usually just a few stops), the squeak disappears. I don't have it in dry (low humidity) weather.

Don't know if yours has anything to do with this or not.

 

Toolazyforalogin!! Any progress over the weekend? A few things to check...I would take out your lug bolts one at a time to make sure they are in good condition and free from dirt/grime on the mounting surface. I have seen in the past that a damaged/cracked lugbolt will cause odd noises. If all of them look good I would try and put a thin layer of vaseline on the hubcentric ring and see if the noise goes away.