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Offline lee mk3

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Grinding noise from front wheel
« on: 23 January 2011, 22:29 »
Hi ive got a grinding noise coming from my front wheel it stops when brake and turn left
Any idears Cheers

Offline Thom89

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Re: Grinding noise from front wheel
« Reply #1 on: 23 January 2011, 22:39 »
Brake pads or wheel bearing...

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Offline lee mk3

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Re: Grinding noise from front wheel
« Reply #2 on: 23 January 2011, 22:54 »
Got new brake pads and doesn sound like bearings more like a whistling noise realy

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Re: Grinding noise from front wheel
« Reply #3 on: 24 January 2011, 00:56 »
Presume you've jacked it up and had a look? Is there not play in the wheel? Any signs of scorig on the disc? Leaks from the cv boot?

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Re: Grinding noise from front wheel
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2011, 08:44 »
I did a wheelbearing a couple of weeks ago and there was no play in the wheel! It made a rumbling noise whichever way the wheel was turned. Make sure you havnt got a bit of road grit between your pad and disc bro. Did it begin right after you changed the pads??
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Re: Grinding noise from front wheel
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2011, 13:56 »
Hold on.. It could be the metal shield around the back of the disc that is catching ever so slightly.. check that too!!
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Re: Grinding noise from front wheel
« Reply #6 on: 24 January 2011, 16:08 »
Or maybe you just have a loose plastic, and the tire is rubing.
Anyway you gotta remove the wheel and see whats what.

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