Scraping sound when slowing down and accelerating...

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Old May 21, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Exclamation Scraping sound when slowing down and accelerating...

Hey so I noticed a slight scraping sound coming from what sounded like my wheels. No clue what it is. Just had the brakes done recently so I'm assuming its not them but I could be wrong. Really dont know how to describe it. Its just a noise, with no performance problems or lights. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Old May 21, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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Did some searches and found that it could be a sign of a tranny issue....?
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Old May 21, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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If it sounds like a tin can scraping on the pavement then it's probably your brake rotors dust cover that's bent in a little and rubbing on something. Happened to me on one wheel when I was installing the
fronts of my tein setup. It only happened when I made right hand turns though, so you may not be having the same issue.

Simple fix: just straighten out the rotor dust cover (take off wheel of course)
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Old May 21, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Yea thats exactly how it sounds. Thanks for the input, I'll check it out
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Old May 21, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Yup, had the same issue. Be kinda gentle though, you can bend it so that the bottom pushes against the rotor by applying too much force on the top.

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Old May 22, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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I have this sound too. I had assumed it was my tranny but i'll check this out.
Thanks
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