HELP Is this a bad wheel bearing ?!

M3_Ronny · 06-25-2018, 06:45 PM

This sound is awful. The video doesn’t do it justice, also I have noticed my DCT tranny to be a bit louder these days when coming to a stop. Any body have any ideas ? It’s like a on and of constant sound at slow speeds. Seems to come from front right side. You can clearly hear it at the end of the video. Almost like a farting sound lol.

M3_Ronny · 06-25-2018, 07:04 PM

Better video

M3_Ronny · 06-25-2018, 07:30 PM

I’m thinking wheel bearing ?

XKxRome0ox · 06-25-2018, 07:58 PM

Sounds like a locomotive chugging along

M3_Ronny · 06-25-2018, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

Sounds like a locomotive chugging along

Lol not exactly what I want to hear but pretty much yes

sibhusz06 · 06-25-2018, 10:42 PM

check your brake rotor splash shield/rotor to make sure they aren't contacting each other

jpan08 · 06-25-2018, 10:59 PM

steering wheel shake had higher speeds ~80mph?

My rear rotors went bad around 30k and fronts around 50k.

GotV8? · 06-26-2018, 05:20 PM

You may want to check shield around the rotor .... I had similar sound when driving slowly due to rock debris was caught between rotor and shield, I had to take off wheel and use a crowbar to wedge it open and It fell out. The grinding is very audible at low speed...and it did cause some vibration at high speed.

Mr. BMW · 06-27-2018, 10:31 AM

Bad Wheel bearings usually make a whining noise, not a squishing sound like in your clip. And you would not hear it at very low speeds.

Ngilbe36 · 06-27-2018, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GotV8?

You may want to check shield around the rotor .... I had similar sound when driving slowly due to rock debris was caught between rotor and shield, I had to take off wheel and use a crowbar to wedge it open and It fell out. The grinding is very audible at low speed...and it did cause some vibration at high speed.

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Pull the wheel off and make sure nothing is wedged in between the rotor and shield or anything in there. If you've got a pressure washer, crank it up and go nuts on the area. Rubber from the track caught up against the brake shield has caused this (1st video) noise before for me.

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M3_Ronny Private First Class 46 Rep 117 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	HELP Is this a bad wheel bearing ?! This sound is awful. The video doesn’t do it justice, also I have noticed my DCT tranny to be a bit louder these days when coming to a stop. Any body have any ideas ? It’s like a on and of constant sound at slow speeds. Seems to come from front right side. You can clearly hear it at the end of the video. Almost like a farting sound lol. Last edited by M3_Ronny; 06-25-2018 at 07:32 PM..
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sibhusz06 Second Lieutenant 112 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2011 M3, 2012 X35I, 2007 911 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	check your brake rotor splash shield/rotor to make sure they aren't contacting each other
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jpan08 Second Lieutenant 42 Rep 245 Posts Drives: e36 M3, e92 M3, Triumph 675 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	steering wheel shake had higher speeds ~80mph? My rear rotors went bad around 30k and fronts around 50k.
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