by candn, July 18, 2013
04 Corolla
I have a noise coming from the drivers side wheel. I think it is the front. High pitched sqweak. Steady sound .It increases with speed.So it is connected somehow to the revolutions of the wheel. It is there all the time.I did not notice it till i drove next to a long concrete wall. It has changed in tone slightly in the past few weeks.
Any ideas what it is? Can i fix this myself easily?
Could be a number of things:
- noise from brakes (can check by gently pressing brakes, light enough to not change the speed, see if that changes the noise)
- bad wheel bearing (can check by lifting the suspect corner in the air and see if you can rock the tire side to side/up and down - should be no "play" around the wheel bearing/hub area.
- could be something completely unrelated, like chirping noise from a worn serpentine belt.
Fix easily?? - depends on what you find and how much time you want to put into it. Should be well within the reach of a seasoned DIYer - can be challenging to others, depending on how comfortable they feel about tackling this sort of job.
