Front Wheels Grinding On My Bmw 318i When I Turn?
February 8th, 2010 Posted in BMW
I have been noticing that when I turn, even the slightest, it sounds like my front wheels are grinding. It does not sound like anything is grinding on the wheel well but I am not sure. What is most likely the cause and does anyone know how much something like this costs to fix?
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February 8th, 2010 at 6:45 am
I have had the same problem before. There is a little protective plate in there that is probably bent. As soon as you take your tire off you will see it. Its only about 2 cm thick and is very easy to bend. It is metal so whenever you turn it is rubbing on something else (probably your rotor) and that is what is causing your grinding noise. It is very easy to bend back. When I did it I just put a flat head screwdriver in between my rotor and the protective plate and pried it back so it wouldn’t rub when i turned. Hope this helped and this is the problem so you dont have to dump money into it. If its kind of more of a squealing noise it could be your power steering fluid is just low. Or if its the ball bearing it will kind of make a clunking noise. But if it is grinding this is more than likely your problem.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:45 am
It could be your ball bearing going out or maybe you should check the power steering fluid to see if its a little low. It could cost 5 dollars up to 300 dollars depending on what it is.