Scary Noise! Help
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Get the wheel in the air and shake it with one hand on the top and one hand on the bottom. Next shake it again with one hand on the left side and one on the right. You are looking for excessive play one way or the other. Let us know the results. Also spin the wheel and listen for any noise. After checking all that, pull the wheel off and do a visual inspection. Tell us all the details and take pics if you can.
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I had that prob once , it was a loud grinding like you describe . It was hard to locate until I jacked it up 3' in the air and took the front tire off stuck my head underneath the rotor and spun it slow.
It was that freakin stainless vibration clip for the brakes . I was running stock rotors at the time and they were coming in contact with that clip - it sounded like a bad bearing , I grinded that clip down a bit and reinstalled - quiet again.
Good Luck
It was that freakin stainless vibration clip for the brakes . I was running stock rotors at the time and they were coming in contact with that clip - it sounded like a bad bearing , I grinded that clip down a bit and reinstalled - quiet again.
Good Luck
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Got it!
It was the bearings and the bearing ***'y was seized to everything. rotor and spindle. Sooooo... I soaked it with WD40 and a little BFH action got 'er loose.
FFR
it was easiest to re insert the 3 bolts holding the bearing ***'y to the spindle minus a few threads and bang them from behind to push the whole unit loose. As long as you're in there replace the pads and rotors and start from scratch.
It was the bearings and the bearing ***'y was seized to everything. rotor and spindle. Sooooo... I soaked it with WD40 and a little BFH action got 'er loose.
FFR
it was easiest to re insert the 3 bolts holding the bearing ***'y to the spindle minus a few threads and bang them from behind to push the whole unit loose. As long as you're in there replace the pads and rotors and start from scratch.