noise in the front driver side wheel area

lawwailok · 06-13-2011, 03:13 PM

hi guys, i've been notice a weird noise from my driver side front, actually both side of the front, just confirmed.

similar noise to this video from another member posted a few months ago:

please note this is not my video, my driver side front is producing similar noise but in different situation, the video is just for reference

but mine was coming from the front. i can hear it on and off when i brake hard when it comes to ~20mph or so. also if i'm making a left/right turn, at certain steering wheel angle, i can hear it, but if the car is going straight, noise is not produced. until if i brake hard again and i can reproduce the noise or making a turn.

i checked my end link bolts, lube my coil and inspected nothing was loose. i wiggled the brake pad clip yesterday and noise was gone for a good morning, until at night after some driving, noise came back again. do you guys know what could it be?

thanks for suggestion!

updated, here is my video i just took today.

lawwailok · 06-13-2011, 09:35 PM

bump, recorded the noise of the sound.

Tzu · 06-13-2011, 09:50 PM

It says the video is private.

lawwailok · 06-13-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tzu

It says the video is private.

fixed... sorry

blisstik · 06-14-2011, 02:51 AM

It's possible that the clip is now defective. I mean if you moved the clip, it probably just moved back to its place and doing the same thing again. I don't get how if nothing is moving, how the clip can move and make sound.

lawwailok · 06-14-2011, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blisstik

It's possible that the clip is now defective. I mean if you moved the clip, it probably just moved back to its place and doing the same thing again. I don't get how if nothing is moving, how the clip can move and make sound.

i tried a few times at slow speed ~30mph and did some sudden hard braking, i do hear that same noise under hard braking before the car was totally stopped.

lawwailok · 06-14-2011, 02:56 AM

side note: i do have 10mm spacers in front, but i doubt that wouldn't be the cause of the problem.

blisstik · 06-14-2011, 01:29 PM

Replace break clips? If you don't change something, the same thing will occur so some experimentation is required.

lawwailok · 06-14-2011, 01:51 PM

i took off the spacers last night and will see if i can hear any noise today, go from there =)

06-13-2011, 03:13 PM	#1
lawwailok Lieutenant Colonel 153 Rep 1,922 Posts Drives: E90 335i, E70 X5 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (18) Garage List 2007 E90 335i [8.00] 2009 E70 xDrive30i [0.00]	noise in the front driver side wheel area hi guys, i've been notice a weird noise from my driver side front, actually both side of the front, just confirmed. similar noise to this video from another member posted a few months ago: please note this is not my video, my driver side front is producing similar noise but in different situation, the video is just for reference but mine was coming from the front. i can hear it on and off when i brake hard when it comes to ~20mph or so. also if i'm making a left/right turn, at certain steering wheel angle, i can hear it, but if the car is going straight, noise is not produced. until if i brake hard again and i can reproduce the noise or making a turn. i checked my end link bolts, lube my coil and inspected nothing was loose. i wiggled the brake pad clip yesterday and noise was gone for a good morning, until at night after some driving, noise came back again. do you guys know what could it be? thanks for suggestion! updated, here is my video i just took today. __________________ -eric E90 335i TiAg STOCK see my garage for mod list.. E70 X5 SGM try to stay stock :/ Last edited by lawwailok; 06-13-2011 at 09:57 PM..
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Tzu Lieutenant Colonel 29 Rep 1,551 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	It says the video is private.
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blisstik Lieutenant Colonel 158 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California iTrader: (14)	It's possible that the clip is now defective. I mean if you moved the clip, it probably just moved back to its place and doing the same thing again. I don't get how if nothing is moving, how the clip can move and make sound.
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lawwailok Lieutenant Colonel 153 Rep 1,922 Posts Drives: E90 335i, E70 X5 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (18) Garage List 2007 E90 335i [8.00] 2009 E70 xDrive30i [0.00]	side note: i do have 10mm spacers in front, but i doubt that wouldn't be the cause of the problem. __________________ -eric E90 335i TiAg STOCK see my garage for mod list.. E70 X5 SGM try to stay stock :/
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blisstik Lieutenant Colonel 158 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California iTrader: (14)	Replace break clips? If you don't change something, the same thing will occur so some experimentation is required.
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lawwailok Lieutenant Colonel 153 Rep 1,922 Posts Drives: E90 335i, E70 X5 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (18) Garage List 2007 E90 335i [8.00] 2009 E70 xDrive30i [0.00]	i took off the spacers last night and will see if i can hear any noise today, go from there =) __________________ -eric E90 335i TiAg STOCK see my garage for mod list.. E70 X5 SGM try to stay stock :/
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