when i change between 4 wheel drive and 2 wheel drive, it messes with the brakes and makes them kick back at my foot and make a grinding sound. i am told that this is because it didn’t shift properly. i keep changing it back and forth and eventually it settles into one and doesn’t do that to the brakes anymore, but it is bad for my car and i need to know why it does it and how to stop it.
I have a 2000 Chevy Tracker, 4WD, automatic transmission.
Nearly every time I decelerate, around 25 mph, my car makes a metallic clunk noise. This also occurs sometimes when I take my car of park and when I turn the wheel to the far right.
Special notes:
*The transmission was replaced about 3 years ago
*I was in 2 car accidents in February 2010 which mainly caused body damage
*The car has 160,000+ miles on it
*The tires are pretty bare
I was looking into doing the replacement myself and the employee at the automotive parts store said that the wheel bearing assembly that she had in stock didn’t look like it went on the same as most, the bolts were not where they usually were in other wheel bearings. I did some searching online and found a Wiki answers page that says a special tool is needed (ca. 0) but no details and no year stated for the Tracker. So, the question is, 2003 Tracker, wheel bearing replacement, do I need a tool specifically for the Tracker that wouldn’t be in a normal garage?
Small little Japanese SUV! This car also has various names for this generation. It was rebadged as a Asuna Sunrunner, Chevrolet Tracker/Vitara, Geo Tracker, GMC Tracker, Pontiac Sunrunner, Suzuki Sidekick, etc.
