I had a tin can noise coming from my driver front wheel tonight. Only at slow speeds, then it went away. I couldn't see anything visible.I plan on taking the front wheel off in the morning to investigate. Has anyone ever had this happen to them or hear of this happening?
Tin Can noise from driver front wheel
- Thread starter signalnc
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djthumper
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It was a tin can in the wheel!...
I am going to guess the backing plate has been tweaked somehow or a rock in it.
I am going to guess the backing plate has been tweaked somehow or a rock in it.
jsomething
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- May 13, 2013
- 33
I had the same noise the other day.
Turned out my inner driveshaft boot let go and the pinging was the hose clamp getting tossed around the cv joint
Turned out my inner driveshaft boot let go and the pinging was the hose clamp getting tossed around the cv joint
I don't see anything obvious for what could have been making the noise. I do have both boots leaking. One worse than the other. I didn't see any tears in them. Looks like maybe it's coming from the area where the boot strap is. I would like to take care of this today of possible. i've never tackled this job, so any input would be greatly appreciated. I think I will start a new thread with pictures
Your noise is more than likely a problem where the dust plate behind the rotor is rubbing. My old brakes had the ridge on them and they were rubbing into the dust shield and you would hear the metal scraping noise. You can check this by taking off your wheel and pushing the rotor firmly into the hub assembly and spinning it by hand. Look all around the rear of the rotor and see if something is scraping between that and the dust shield. If you have a little lip on the ledge of your rotor you can remove the rotors and take a chisel and go at an angle and remove that ledge and you will stop the noise.
edit: would you consider it like a scraping noise or a pinging noise? If its scraping like you are dragging the can along the ground then your dust shield has got to be it, if its pinging then check your CV boot clamps to make sure they aren't making contact with anything. Also if its scraping try to turn your wheel side to side as it happens and see if it changes the noise. Mine would get louder in turns than in a straight line.
edit: would you consider it like a scraping noise or a pinging noise? If its scraping like you are dragging the can along the ground then your dust shield has got to be it, if its pinging then check your CV boot clamps to make sure they aren't making contact with anything. Also if its scraping try to turn your wheel side to side as it happens and see if it changes the noise. Mine would get louder in turns than in a straight line.
Fixing the CV boot straps is as easy as buying a couple of stainless 4" hose clamps and installing them over the existing straps. Folks with lifts almost always to this.
blck90vette
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- Apr 14, 2014
- 14
Signalnc...what was the outcome of your problem,,i`m having the same tin can scraping sound,,but my boots are fine
I never really figured out where it was coming from. I was out and had about 12 miles to go to get home, so I just started driving slow and the noise faded away.
blck90vette
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- Apr 14, 2014
- 14
that`s what is happening to me now,,,some days i hear clack,clack ,clack,clack...amd another day nothing...
I did read you post about the dust shield. I looked at mine and didn't see anything wrong with it or any signs it had been rubbing on anything. it's tight, not loose or moving.kickass audio said:
My dust shield was not loose it was bolted firmly between the bearing and my truck. There were rub marks but only on the outer ledge of the dust shield. For your brakes do you have a ledge on the outer part of the rotor?
IllogicTC
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- Dec 30, 2013
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I have a suspicion it may be the intermediate shaft. I'm pretty sure that's what is causing mine, at least. Showed up after the 4x4 tried to go bananas getting me up a steep hill that was slick. I was under there doing my oil today and noticed the bottom of the front differential has some fluid on it, and there is some leading up a little bit on the engine where "behind the front diff" roughly approximates to. A weekend project when I scrounge up the tools and the cash, yay!
blck90vette
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- Apr 14, 2014
- 14
next time you hear the noise put it in awd or 4wd, see if it makes a differenceblck90vette said:
blck90vette
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- Apr 14, 2014
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sarg
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- Mar 17, 2014
- 85
I kind of thought it might be brake related, but I am thinking that when stepping on the brake even lightly if that were the case the sound should go away. I guess maybe if it is scrubbing on something else maybe that would not be the case, but it sounds more like a rattle than a scrub. Almost like if you took and rolled a tin can down the street or something. Hard to get a video of due to wind noise and such. It is loudest when I am up against another vehicle or a wall or something and the noise rebounds off the other item.
thanks sarge. I am hearing this noise too. It sounds like 5 pennies being shook inside a glass or something.
Mine does it speicifically OFF of throttle and is loudest at 30-40mph. As soon as i hit the throttle again, the noise stops.
Braking or turning makes no difference. Only when i get on the throttle does the metal tin can sound go away.
Will look at changing a hub i guess.
Mine does it speicifically OFF of throttle and is loudest at 30-40mph. As soon as i hit the throttle again, the noise stops.
Braking or turning makes no difference. Only when i get on the throttle does the metal tin can sound go away.
Will look at changing a hub i guess.