Strange noise from the wheels

Redmaestro · 27th February 2019, 07:04

Driving home from work yesterday, I could hear a strange squeaking noise which sped up and slowed down with road speed. I never heard it over 10mph but its very intermittent. I haven't been able to find out exactly which wheel its coming from yet. Braking seems to stop it but they squeal anyway!

My first thought was a wheel bearing but wanted to ask on the forum incase it could be something else.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance

Avulon · 27th February 2019, 07:28

Wheel bearings don't squeak .. usually they rumble. Squeaking is probably brakes.

MSS · 27th February 2019, 07:42

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Originally Posted by Redmaestro

Driving home from work yesterday, I could hear a strange squeaking noise which sped up and slowed down with road speed. I never heard it over 10mph but its very intermittent. I haven't been able to find out exactly which wheel its coming from yet. Braking seems to stop it but they squeal anyway!

My first thought was a wheel bearing but wanted to ask on the forum incase it could be something else.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance

To start with, I would check the obvious - brake pads. Also, check that the brakes are not binding.

FLYING BANANA · 27th February 2019, 07:55

Touch the wheels after a run and see if any are a tad hot. Might be a stuck pad. Or the slider has seized. I had this a few weeks ago.

reworht · 27th February 2019, 08:59

I had a not dissimilar noise on my 75 - turned out that a handbrake shoe locating pin had pulled through the backplate and was rolling about inside the drum.

Redmaestro · 27th February 2019, 09:47

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Originally Posted by reworht

I had a not dissimilar noise on my 75 - turned out that a handbrake shoe locating pin had pulled through the backplate and was rolling about inside the drum.

I had that happened to my rear brake last year. This is a different sound. A squeak rather than a metal-on-metal grinding.

27th February 2019, 07:04	#1
Redmaestro Avid contributor Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 106 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Strange noise from the wheels Driving home from work yesterday, I could hear a strange squeaking noise which sped up and slowed down with road speed. I never heard it over 10mph but its very intermittent. I haven't been able to find out exactly which wheel its coming from yet. Braking seems to stop it but they squeal anyway! My first thought was a wheel bearing but wanted to ask on the forum incase it could be something else. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance

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