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  1. JMC40

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    #2 JMC40, Mar 27, 2013
    My guess would be a brake pad dragging slightly. Do the brakes squeal at all while braking?
     
  2. Dave.0

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    #8 Dave.0, Mar 27, 2013
    Or it's a well hidden cricket. Chirp, chirp, chirp:D:aureola:
     
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    #13 Crashton, Mar 28, 2013
    A 10 minute drive is hard on any car. Make sure you warm it up once in a while. Italian tune up FTW! :D
     
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    #30 Crashton, Mar 31, 2013
    Turn up the radio, kills all noises. :smile5:
     
  5. mergemini

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    #3 mergemini, Mar 27, 2013
    They don't. I'll have to see if it goes away when I brake though, that could be an obvious one!
     
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    #4 JMC40, Mar 27, 2013
    Hopefully it's that easy...:D
     
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    #5 eMINIparts, Mar 27, 2013
    Rear sway bar bushings?
     
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    #6 CHKMINI, Mar 27, 2013
    Swing by....I'll be glad to listen to it....no promises though!
     
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    #7 Crashton, Mar 27, 2013
    Sounds rotational. Pull the wheels & start turning the rotors. It should make itself evident.
     
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    #9 mergemini, Mar 28, 2013
    You around this weekend? If I can get it to do it again, i'll swing by. Didn't make a sound on the way in to work this morning.
     
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    #10 Crashton, Mar 28, 2013
    Another thing to try Jason is when it makes that noise, pull the handbrake up a bit & see if the noise stops or changes. That will help you isolate where it is coming from. If the car had been sitting a bit before you got it, could just be some rust worling its way off the brakes.
     
  12. ScottinBend

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    #11 ScottinBend, Mar 28, 2013
    The cold can also have some effect on noises.
     
  13. mergemini

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    #12 mergemini, Mar 28, 2013
    Thanks, hopeful thats what it is since I didn't hear it on the way home last night or the way in this morning.

    Wondering if it starts up as the vehicle gets warm? My drive is only 10 minutes max.
     
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    #14 ScottinBend, Mar 28, 2013
    Yea.....you really should find a longer way to work. My normal commute is about the same but I have a route that is about twice as long that I now take.
     
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    #15 mergemini, Mar 28, 2013
    Ha. I intentionally chose a home close to work!!
     
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    #16 mergemini, Mar 29, 2013
    Ok, after some digging I think it's the passenger rear hub/bearing.

    Anyone ever change one? Seems simple enough.
     
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    #20 Crashton, Mar 30, 2013
    Jason as far as that noise goes I do not think it is a wheel bearing. That is usually a rumble low noise not a squeak.

    Since this MINI is for your son I'd recommend a brake job or at least a calipers off inspection of what you've got for brakes.
     
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