On our way to the Usal Road this last weekend I experienced a wierd noise coming from one side up front I thought.
On the steep downhill to Cape Town using a fair amount of brake, I heard a metal rotating noise, not grinding so much, as I turned the wheel a fair amount with out braking.
We stopped and could smell a bit of brakes, not unexpected, but could see nothing apparent.
On the flats with much cooler brakes I heard nothing as I turned.
The next day after we left Usal Beach camp, again on a good down hill with a fair amount of braking, I heard the noise but from both sides as I turned either direction without braking.
Monday I tried to duplicate the noise by doing some hair pin turns but didn't hear anything. I then took a front and rear wheel off and looked for something obvious but found nothing. I even took my dead blow hammer and bannged on things. I also did not find any clues from rubbing or the likes anywhere.
Help me Mr. Wizzards,
On the steep downhill to Cape Town using a fair amount of brake, I heard a metal rotating noise, not grinding so much, as I turned the wheel a fair amount with out braking.
We stopped and could smell a bit of brakes, not unexpected, but could see nothing apparent.
On the flats with much cooler brakes I heard nothing as I turned.
The next day after we left Usal Beach camp, again on a good down hill with a fair amount of braking, I heard the noise but from both sides as I turned either direction without braking.
Monday I tried to duplicate the noise by doing some hair pin turns but didn't hear anything. I then took a front and rear wheel off and looked for something obvious but found nothing. I even took my dead blow hammer and bannged on things. I also did not find any clues from rubbing or the likes anywhere.
Help me Mr. Wizzards,
truck would make a similar noise, the pad on the rotors had worn through and the light dragging of the brake pads against the rotors would make a similar noise to what you describe. Worse when turning, not really noticeable unless there was a barrier next to you and the window was down (EG: fast lane on freeway).
