1st Gen R50 Cooper Most liked posts in thread: Weird noise coming from the front

  1. Eric@Helix

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    #5 Eric@Helix, Jan 2, 2013
    Your wheel bearing is bad. I can't hear from the vid, but the tell-tale is what you said about the sound going away while turning right, and the noise becoming apparent at higher speeds.
     
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    #6 Crashton, Jan 2, 2013
    I don't think it is your axle. My money is on Eric, wheel bearing. Turning puts a load on the bearing & make the noise go away or change.
     
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    #2 drabdub, Jan 1, 2013
    its not the rattling noise cause that is the go pro mount
     
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    #3 lotsie, Jan 1, 2013
    Could be the axle is bad. Had to change out the right front axle on my 03 last year.
     
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    #4 drabdub, Jan 1, 2013
    It's a brand new race axle from way with less than 1000 miles on it so I hope it's not it. Is there another way to check to see if it is?
     
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    #7 Dave.0, Jan 2, 2013
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    ^^^^ Yup, Eric is right. This was the same problem I had and new wheel bearings fixed it. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #8 drabdub, Jan 2, 2013
    Is there a way to verify before I rip the car apart?
     
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    #9 philly_stan, Jan 2, 2013
    ^^**What Eric and Dave said... I had the same noise and a new wheel bearing fixed the problem. Thanks again Eric (and Mike) for the swift repair service!