Just wondering if anyone can help me out with this.

Car has been great so far...just got into it and out of the blue there is a grinding/squealing coming from the front drivers wheel area. could be wheel or axle as it seems to have that regular sound to it when accelerating. have checked the wheels/brakes and everything is solidly attached so it isnt something lose...

the car has only done a few hundred miles since its mot and the bearings were fine then.

i have read somewhere that it could be a stone behind the dust cover??? whereabouts is this, how do i check it...that is the kind of sound i imagined...it was loud enough to get stares from pedestrians as we were driving.

this may all be pie in the sky as during the 500 yard trip to the destination we had the noise, as i turned round it continued but after stopping for a second time to double check the wheels i didnt hear the noise again for the whole trip home.

i am hoping it was a stone that has now gone but i would rather check everything to find out for myself....i am off on a 20 mile journey tomorrow morning so may have a better idea then?? will make sure i take my breakdown cover stuff...

anyone any simialr experience or can tell me how to check the dust covers?

atb

Forgot to add that the car is parked on our stone chipped front drive ....

Edited 5 October, 201114 yr by Toka

right...just to bring up to date... i got my car checked and although no one could find any problem cauing the intermittent grinding/squealing noise the from discs were getting thin and so i got them replaced.... took the car away with us on a 700 mile trip and no further noise.

got home and took it out to a local farm last weekend, got back onto the road and suddenly the same noise was back.... think this time it was passenger side front [although it was hard to say exactly], i have driven it about since and the noise has reduced although still a slight/quieter gronding can be just heard occasionally.

does this sound again like a stone behind the brake dust cover?? dont think it is worth me taking it into the garage again as they thought the noise would be a stone, but could not find anything anyway....

if it continues past the end of the week i will get it checked again, it is never nice hearing a strange noise and puts me on edge slightly...especially as i am now listening out for the noise etc...

anyone had simialr?

atb

I had a noise like that after I changed my brakes. Turned out to be the brake disc shield had been bent and was rubbing on the back of the disc.

Sounds like the back plate is touching and needs bending away. 2 minutes to check and fix.