Technical scratchy noise (drivers side front wheel)

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Technical scratchy noise (drivers side front wheel)

clairesicklefiat

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got my boyfriend to have a listen to my front wheel last night I can hear a bit of a scraping/scratchy/rubbing noise when going straight on or going round bends, can only hear it my side not passenger side, boyfriend was on his hands and knees looking but couldnt see anything obvious, but it was dark!

anyone got any idea's what it could be?

car is a 2001 x reg - mk 2 - bout 40k miles on, MOT's due around Feb time.

any help much appreciated...!!!!!
 
clairesicklefiat said:
boyfriend was on his hands and knees

Shouldnt that be you? :p Only joking.

I have also noticed slight noises with my wheels and had my mates looking out the passenger windows while im driving, they think it might be something to do with the wheel trims scraping against the wheels.
 
i was later...oops ermmm.....shushhhhhhhhh :slayer:

i'll get him to take them off 2nite and have another drive around...
(god even that sounds funny) - take off the wheel trims i mean!!! :bang: :bang: :bang:
 
clairesicklefiat said:
i was later...oops ermmm.....shushhhhhhhhh :slayer:

i'll get him to take them off 2nite and have another drive around...
(god even that sounds funny) - take off the wheel trims i mean!!! :bang: :bang: :bang:

:D :D :D haha

Yeah, take the trims off and see if it still makes the noise, if not, then there's the problem solved.
 
I doubt it would be the trims, if it was, it would be obvious. But i may be wrong?
 
thefishdude said:
i blieve there a sheild roundthe disc that bet get bent slighty and soo rub maybe worth looking at it

I've had the exact same problem - the backplates can come into contact with the disc and make a noise. I just bent them away from the disc with a big screwdriver :)
 
could it not be something more serious?, its hard to tell by someone describing the sound but wheel bearings or damaged or warped disc.i hope it is only the wheel trim.
 
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