Re: HELP: 93 Toyota Corolla vibration problem!: MORE symptoms

<jonb55198@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 8, 12:21 pm, jonb55...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I have a 1993ToyotaCorollawith 265k miles on it.  There is a
>> vibration that has the following symptoms:
> <snip>
>
> Thank you to everyone that has helped me thus far.  These symptoms
> aren't new... but just better described than previously.  Please
> review:
> 1. Brake drags occasionally not all the time and the dragging can
> start without the use of the brake pedal (once i was driving on an
> empty highway at 3AM for 30 miles, and it just started dragging).
>
> 2. once the drag starts, it gets progressively worse.  I'm not sure if
> the heat causes it to lock up more, or if it just locks up more and
> causes more heat (Chicken or Egg?)  But you can feel that more and
> more gas pedal effort is needed.
>
> 3. at its worse, there is so much drag that the car will not idle
> forward from a stop.
>
> 4. drags on local roads OR highways... but on the highway there is
> enough heat to cause the tire to overheat and vibrate.  On local roads
> this much heat is not built up, but the right front wheel is
> noticeably hotter.  The left one is a normal temperature, although it
> is warmer than the rear.  But i would expect this since the fronts do
> most of the braking.  The drums apply less stopping power, correct?
>
> 5. things replaced thus far: new tires, new rotors, new brake hoses,
> system was bled and all new brake fluid was put in.  None of these
> have solved it.
>
> Any further insights would be helpful.  If any of you guys live in
> southeastern mass let me know.  Maybe you can take a look in
> person...  thanks again for your help thus far.
>
> -jon

I used to live in Plymouth County...

Check the RF wheel bearings.
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Ray O
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