Squeeking sound coming from left front wheel
Asked by Hags3113 Oct 16, 2017 at 05:15 PM about the 2002 Toyota Corolla S
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Hi all, I replaced the front brake pads on my 2002
Toyota Corolla and im now hearing a pretty loud
squeeking noise coming from the left front wheel
when i turn left only, the sound gets louder the
slower my car is going when i turn left. Any help
would be greatly appreciated!!
12 Answers
Douglas thanks for the quick response man! Im a back yard learn on the fly guy so what is my next step?
If it matches the rotation of the tire, could be bearing, axle, or brake related, if it's random or increases with roughness of the road, could be strut, sway bar, bushings, tie rod end or ball joint related. Most "squeaks" I've heard were from a sway bar link, but if yours seems steering related, then check the tie rod ends. It doesn't take someone with a trained ear at all long to track down a front end noise like yours, and with it potentially be a safety issue, get it looked at soon.
do this one side at a time lift the left side front and see if the wheel moves up and down left to right if it moves too easily that means that your CV joint axle is no good but remember one side at the time and get back to me
Ken F, thank you sir i appreciate you help. It just started after i replaced the brake pads about a week ago....it only makes the sound when i turn left and the sound gets louder when im turning left at a slower pace...ie: it seems to get louder the slower im going and turning left at the same time.
Douglas thank you i will do that when i get home. Much appreciated.
enginecreator answered 7 years ago
You may have bent your backing plate when doing the brake pads and its dragging on the disc or installed one of the clips or sensors in wrong or left something loose I would pull it back apart to have a re-check of your work, try to turn disc to replicate the noise too.
Engine creator thank you very much for your suggestion...i will be pulling everything apart today when i get off work to check everything out. It wasnt doing this before i replaced the pads and i could have very well bent one of backing plates...I really appreciate you taking the time to give me a little direction!
If it didn't squeak before doing the brake job then it has to be something you did or didn't do during the brake job. Go back over your work and look for something that could be rubbing the brake rotor. It likely has NOTHING to do with the CV joint or axle.
Bob thank you man, im gonna take everything apart today and see whats up...im thinking along the same lines as you. I appreciate your response man!
