creaking sound when slowing down

[twistable_deer]

i have a 2002 sunfire gt and one day i was driving and everything was nice and quiet but when i slowed down there was a loud creaking noise and i check the wheel bearings and they seem good. does anyone have any suggestions, the next thing i will try is to look at the transmission, it is a manual.

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[melsg5]

do you only hear the sound when stepping on the brakes

 

[twistable_deer]

no it is not the brakes, the noise happening when you stop accelerating so at constant speed and it gets louder when you let go of the gas peddle to slow down.

 

[manic mechanic]

have some one drive and you listen to where it is , id say probability of bearings. its a tough one to figure without hearing it. it might be a throw out bearing? maybe a pilot bushing. could be a spent friction disk . you got to diag it first. but i got a suspicion that the tranny got to come out to see it . does it change when you push in the clutch and cruise? feel free to lay on the floor to find it. you might have too. sound travels.