2009 mustang gt deluxe - 112k miles, 5 speed manual. Clutch in good shape. I've always wanted a Mustang GT and take really good care of this, my first GT. That said, I hit a patch of black ice over the winter and went up against a curb. Body shop installed a new passenger side control arm and did an alignment Shortly after getting the car back I began to notice a rubbing sound from the under-carriage. It gets louder when I accelerate and more quiet when I decelerate. Also, the sound is quite evident/obvious/embarrassingly loud (for anyone sitting in my car) when I'm driving straight or turning right. The sound stops altogether when I turn the wheel left. I know, it sounds like a wheel bearing, right? Well it doesn't seem to be. I"ve replaced the two front wheel bearing assemblies, to no effect. Sound is still there. It feels like it's coming from right underneath my feet as I'm driving. Looking underneath the car, the only thing I see that seems odd is a white cord with a blue handle-looking attachment thats hanging down a little. IDK what that is. Could it have to do with the E brake? Could that be rubbing up against something when the car gets up to speed. I'm a fairly capable DIY mechanic and have been for almost 20 years at this point. I really don't want to have to take the mustang to a shop where I won't know the person who ends up working on it so would prefer to do this myself if at all possible.
So please let me know if additional information would be helpful. Otherwise.....pleeeeeeeeease help a hard working guy with 2 jobs, 2 kids a wife and very little money to pay a shop. If I can do this myself, I absolutely will. If you tell me that I absolutely have to take it to a shop then I will as I drive my kids, wife and dog around in my mustang and need for them to be safe.
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So please let me know if additional information would be helpful. Otherwise.....pleeeeeeeeease help a hard working guy with 2 jobs, 2 kids a wife and very little money to pay a shop. If I can do this myself, I absolutely will. If you tell me that I absolutely have to take it to a shop then I will as I drive my kids, wife and dog around in my mustang and need for them to be safe.
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