I need some help diagnosing a noise that seems to be coming from my driver front wheel. I had an intermittent issue with my front driver side brake partially locking up. One day the brake completely locked. I continued driving to work, figuring I was going to replace the caliper/rotor/pads anyway. It was full on locked, brake smoking/burning. On the ride home it had partially unlocked (or pads burned up). I replaced caliper/rotor/pads. Now I have a slight rotational 'rubbing' or whir-whir type noise that is loudest around 25-30 MPH, gets louder when cornering to the right, and gets quieter when cornering to the left. The noise varies with wheel speed and fades into a constant hum at highway speeds. When braking I don't feel any pulsing in the pedal, but if I do a hard stop the steering wheel vibrates coming down through 25-30 MPH. I checked the suspension and there is slight play in the inner tie rod on the driver side. I'm guessing that may be the cause of the vibration during hard braking, but I can't explain the rotational noise.
The car is a 99 Ford Escort with 226,000 mi on it. I replaced the passenger wheel bearing around 160k but never the driver side. Does this sound like a wheel bearing or something else? Are there any other parts that could have been damaged by the locked up/overheating brake?
Thanks.
The car is a 99 Ford Escort with 226,000 mi on it. I replaced the passenger wheel bearing around 160k but never the driver side. Does this sound like a wheel bearing or something else? Are there any other parts that could have been damaged by the locked up/overheating brake?
Thanks.