Posted on 02/11/2022 1:53:37 PM PST by SouthernClaire
Any help would be more appreciated than you can imagine.
Dodge Charger, 2015. A clacking noise started in the front end passenger side tire area. Sounded much like a card kids would put in bicycle spokes. It went away with fast acceleration. It would return when I slowed down to make a stop. As I took off again, the clacking would return. It will clack according to speed when it's going slowly. It will not make the noise while moving in reverse.
Today, it did the same as the above except that on my way home it had a rub in the same area which was very noticeable. You could feel it inside the car as a drag. Did it twice.
Had brake calipers replaced last fall. No other issues with car ever. 50,000+ mileage.
Any ideas?
If your radio is working, turn it up, louder.
🙃
/sarc
Good luck. I hate car problems.
Possibly a CV joint.
Get you tires balanced for free where you bought your tires and present the problem to them.
Wheel bearing.
What about a wheel bearing?
Dittoes on the CV joint.
:: You could feel it inside the car as a drag. ::
Fatman: Wheel bearing.
Bingo.
Possibly a CV joint.
Also referred to as a Drive Axle, and my first thought too.
Could be a wheel bearing. Not too expensive to repair.
Ball bearings should be round not square. Don’t wait too long to have it checked.
I see we think alike, fatman. We either have great minds or ... never mind. :-)
“Dodge Charger, 2015”
Why bother fixing it?
Junk it and buy a Tesla
Why would anyone need new brake calipers at <50,000 miles?
Answer: Dodge.
Take it back where the work was done. It needs doing again.
And stop riding your brakes!
Ha, ha. Good thinkin’.
I’d bet it’s the CV joint!
My guess as well.
I don’t remember the last time I heard of a wheel bearing failing.
Check the backing plate behind the disc brake. It’s possible something hit it and it bent, but not sure why you don’t hear it in reverse. A CV joint is noisier when turning if it’s going out (turn the opposite direction from the clicking tire and see if it gets louder. If you can Jack it up and get that tire off the ground, you can try to wiggle the tire to check for bearing or bushing issues. If it will wobble side to side, probably a bearing. Up and down is suspension bushings, but that won’t cause a clicking.
Add another opinion to the “it’s the wheel bearing” camp. That’s my best guesstimate from here.
Would that cause the rubbing effect? The calipers, I mean?
I don’t ride my brakes at all.
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