squeak..squeak..axle bearing? Options

[RonD]

What does it sound like when an axle bearing goes?

I am having this rotational squeaking noise coming from the rear I can’t seem to track it down. At first I thought it was the brakes. So I took the pads out, which are almost new, discs have normal wear no grooves, and then adjusted and bled the brakes, but it didn’t really make that much difference.

The squeak starts up after I have been driving for 20 miles or so. The sound seems slower then the rotation of the wheels, but does speed up seemly as I go faster. When I brake the pitch of the squeak doesn’t change. But the squeak stops just before the car stops or another words it does not make noise under 5 MPH.

It could still be in the brakes as one of the pad adjustment screws was loose and had been leaking fluid on to the pads.

The car has about 50K miles on it but wasn’t driven for the last 16 years, and sat outside for at least the last 8 years. I bought it this year. (my first 914). Been running great since July, squeak appeared about a month ago.

Any ideas?

[type47]

i have the same noise, i'd call it a squeal/whine noise, not a grinding noise that comes and goes, but a slightly "wavering" noise that seems to come from the rear. the pitch doesn't change related to the wheel rotation speed. when the car is slowing down, it stops when the speed reaches 30mph predictably. at speeds above 30, sometimes it makes the noise, sometimes it doesn't. i thought i'd try to rotate the half-shafts to see if it's the CV's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)