Hi guys, my Cinq Sporting has developed an occasional grinding noise from what I think is the front drivers side:
The brakes are usually very quiet and it has only done it a few times. I can't reproduce it on demand, but it only happens at the end of a long period of braking, i.e. to a roundabout on a dual-carriageway from ~60mph. About mid-way through braking, the noise will start and will continue even when the brakes are released. It doesn't feel like the brakes are stuck on, and the noise will fade after a few seconds of driving off the brakes.
I would suspect worn pads/discs but wouldn't they make the noise every time I braked, and there would be no noise after the brakes are released?
What about a wheel bearing? but then I never get any other noises from the wheel...
Anyone got any ideas please?
James
The brakes are usually very quiet and it has only done it a few times. I can't reproduce it on demand, but it only happens at the end of a long period of braking, i.e. to a roundabout on a dual-carriageway from ~60mph. About mid-way through braking, the noise will start and will continue even when the brakes are released. It doesn't feel like the brakes are stuck on, and the noise will fade after a few seconds of driving off the brakes.
I would suspect worn pads/discs but wouldn't they make the noise every time I braked, and there would be no noise after the brakes are released?
What about a wheel bearing? but then I never get any other noises from the wheel...
Anyone got any ideas please?
James