An unexplained screech

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From: Wendy Christensen
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1986 21:59

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My '66 Chevy Malibu makes a weird, whining, screechy sound when I put on the
brakes while backing up. Sometimes it is much louder than other times, but I
can discern no particular pattern. It makes a similar, but not identical,
screech (more like a loud, annoyed, chirp) when I turn the steering wheel
all the way in either direction. The brakes seem to work fine (I got the
fronts replaced 2 months ago). The car runs just fine; the screech seems to
be harmless, if annoying. Could it be symptomatic of something I should be
worried about? (BTW, the car has about 79000 miles on it.)

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Subject: An unexplained screech
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 16:59:51 EST
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