It depends on the condition of the road surface. A washboard surface like
the type that develop at intersections will cause a car with bad shocks to
jump for a split second. The chirping noise is the tire when it makes
contact but not spinning. It is just a short version of a squealing brake.
...Art
On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Nazarian James H wrote:
> I am going to have to disagree with the shock thing, all four of my shocks
> are worn out on my '71 and even in autocrossing the tires never chirp.
> Check rear cylinders and conditions of the drums.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '74 BGT undergoing V8 conversion for autocrossing
>
> On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Art Pfenninger wrote:
>
> > Might be a bad shock causing the car to bounce as it stops.
> > ...Art
> >
> > On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Scott McKorkle wrote:
> >
> > > I noticed a minor problem yesterday with my 78B. When braking to a stop
>at
> > > slow speed, the left rear wheel is locking up, causing it to chirp against
> > > the pavement. This is noticeable with anything more than light braking
> > > pressure applied. I don't notice anything when braking at speed. I
> > > adjusted the rear brakes, but the problem hasn't gone away. I plan to dig
> > > into this tonight, but wanted to check your combined wisdom for any
> > > pointers beforehand.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Scott McKorkle
> > > 1978 MGB
> > >
> >
>
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