Dragging noise and nothing's dragging

Asked by Sara Aug 05, 2018 at 08:49 PM about the 2008 Subaru Outback Basic

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car suddenly started making a dragging
scraping noise. But nothing is dragging.
Thought maybe it was the heat shield
because it has always had a rattle. It seems
ok i until I hit a bump or drive faster than 40
50 mph

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Brianator answered 5 years ago

Inspect your rear prop shaft for signs of something rubbing on it, it should be fairly obvious. One of your brake dust shields or a lower splash shield could be being forced around once the aerodynamics grab it so to speak

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