Since the sun was shining and the birds were chirping I decided to take the ride out for a run. All was well until a metallic rubbing sound interuppted the pleasant rumble of the exhaust.

It sounds like it's coming from the right rear.      

I pulled the wheel to ensure it wasn't the brake pads being worn and they look brand new. While driving if I jerk the wheel to the left the sound gets louder. If  I jerk it to the right the sound gets quieter or disappears completely.

It sounds almost like something rubbing on a heat shield but I can't see any shiny spots on any? 

 Help? Thoughts?

 Jim

Looks like they need to be done...the repair manuals make it sound easy...

 If it's so cut and dry, Anyone want to try to talk me out of doing it myself or offer any suggestions?

  Jim

I just took my trailing arms out yesterday to get redone, took 3 hours. I bought the suspension from Van Steel for $20, well worth the money! It shows tricks and saves alot of time.

Matt

I did mine a couple of years ago,It's a PITA,You have to remove the half shafts,strut arms,spring bolts,sway bar bolts,I left the control arm in the car because the bushings had been replaced just b-4 I bought the car.then you have to separate the bearing carrier from the control arm,after 25 years of being together they just do'nt want to be separated.from there I took the spindle assembly ,to a machine shop,just down the road from where I live.I made a lot of phone calls locally,b-4 I found the right shop to do them.If you have this done,do some checking first,call your local chevy dealer and see if they can do them for you,or find out if there are any local machine shops,that speciallize in these.DO NOT LET BUBBA got at them with a 5 lb.hammer.these parts are very expensive to replace,and it wont take much for him to destroy them.make SURE who ever you have do them ,they know what they are doing.I cant emphisize this enough.the spindles have to be pressed apart,checked for any damage,while my guy had them all apart he beed blasted them for me,checked them for wear and cracksI picked up the new bearings and seals locally,,and he pressed them back together for mehe also installed new spcers and shims inside because they have to be preloaded when they go back together to get the end play down to specs.make sure to use new bolts and nuts when you reinstall this stuff,you can get them through all the good Corvette catalogs.And as long as you have most of the rear end apart,replace the U -joints,stabilizer bushings,anything else back there,that might show ware,Do it now and save your self the pain later.This is not an easy job to do by your self if you dont have all the equipment,with normal mechanical skills,take your time replace all the bad parts ,clean and paint everything you can.just don't try to rush the job,plan on the car being off the road for a while and do it up right.If you want to avoid some of the work ,you can buy rebuilt units with or without the trailing arms,and simply replace the units ,but it is still expensive,AINT NOTHIN CHEAP ON A VETTE.good luck with the job ,if you need help just jump in here,we will walk you through it