Holy crap.. WTF was that sound?
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Holy crap.. WTF was that sound?
So I'm driving along from work, just about pulling up to my house when, all of a sudden, I hear a strange noise from.. somewhere. I turn the music down, and see if it's another car that's passing. Nope. So I open my windows and to my horror, the sound is not only coming from my car, but is also VERY loud and VERY scary - extreme metal on metal grinding, screeching and squeeling. I pull over with the quickness, get out and see nothing wrong with my wheel wells on the right side (where it was coming from). I get back in the car, and decide to drive it home and call my dad outside for another look. As I speed up, I hear the sound get faster and faster, like something spinning around a spool, and then it just disappeared, as if whatever it was that was making the sound was done wrapping itself..
WTF?
WTF?
#3
Originally Posted by LithiuMax
So I'm driving along from work, just about pulling up to my house when, all of a sudden, I hear a strange noise from.. somewhere. I turn the music down, and see if it's another car that's passing. Nope. So I open my windows and to my horror, the sound is not only coming from my car, but also a VERY loud and VERY scary sound - extreme metal on metal grinding, screeching and squeeling. I pull over with the quickness, get out and see nothing wrong with my wheel wells on the right sound (where it was coming from). I get back in the car, and decide to drive it home and call my dad outside for another look. As I speed up, I hear the sound get faster and faster, like something spinning around a spool, and then it just disappeared, as if whatever it was that was making the sound was done wrapping itself..
WTF?
WTF?
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I hope it was something like that... I mean, it just disappeared. The sound was VERY loud even while just letting go of the break and moving slightly. Now it's all gone, as I said.. should I take the wheels off of the right side and have a look, or should I just say fack it?
#6
Originally Posted by LithiuMax
I hope it was something like that... I mean, it just disappeared. The sound was VERY loud even while just letting go of the break and moving slightly. Now it's all gone, as I said.. should I take the wheels off of the right side and have a look, or should I just say fack it?
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Originally Posted by gsumax
i would say if the noise is gone, and you have driven it again to check to see the noise is gone, just leave it as it is. something just probably got caught up in the well.
#9
Originally Posted by LithiuMax
Hmm, yeah.. I will drive it tomorrow some more. Or later on tonight.. if the noise comes back, I'm gonna shiit myself. Dad says maybe a brake pad came off.. don't know if that's possible, but if it's anything with the brake system then I figure the noise wouldn't just disappear so explicitly.
yeah, plus u said it got louder as u sped up, the brakes didnt play a role then
#11
ahhhhh
The noise you described has happend to me before in one of my old cars...a rock got stuck on the disc brake and was grinding away. The dust shield on the back of the disc was in contact with the rock causing the loud vibration/metal noise. At least your rock fell out, I had to remove the tire and "screw-driver it" out.....
#13
Originally Posted by LithiuMax
Hmm, that might actually be a good plausible explanation. We have a lot of loose rocks here for some reason, as of late.
#14
Originally Posted by LithiuMax
Hmm, that might actually be a good plausible explanation. We have a lot of loose rocks here for some reason, as of late.
#20
I had the same problem; the noise increased with speed; it turned out
the brake pads on the rear were bad. I replaced them and the noise is gone. The noise sounded like someone was shaking salt in a can and sometimes, it had a grinding effect. Very embarrassing from time to time. Replace the pads and see what happens.
the brake pads on the rear were bad. I replaced them and the noise is gone. The noise sounded like someone was shaking salt in a can and sometimes, it had a grinding effect. Very embarrassing from time to time. Replace the pads and see what happens.
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