Hello Guys... I need some assistance with this (intermittent) issue I'm experiencing.. everytime I go to the mechanics, the noise is gone.. but when I'm nowhere near a mechanics the sound is back...very annoying... anyway some background to the problem...
I'm driving through town... hit a few potholes/bumps.. and all of a sudden I get this loud grinding sound coming from the left hand side of the car.. i can feel that something is rotating(driveshaft maybe) a piece of metal is rubbing against it... the more i slow down the louder and longer the grinding sound gets.. At 30 mph the car sounds like a 1950's motorbike... at first i thought it was something rubbing against the breakdiscs.. but after checking the wheels, nothing was found/..
Are there any exposed rotating bits under the passenger side that could be grinding against some metal piece/parts? I've taken off both front wheels to see of anything was rubbing against my 15" BBS's.. but nothing.. wheels are untouched... One thing i did notice is, when I do a full right turn the noise will disappear comletely... but the more i turn to the left the noise gets louder... so I checked the front left wheel first... and one more strange thing.... when the grinding noise starts, i stop the car, reverse a few meters.. and the noise is gone until i hit some other bump or hole...etc... but than it will completely disappear for a few miles... than back again....
Also when whatever is grinding away, i can feel the vibrations in the handbreak... so im thinking it is something below the handbreak area... anyone got any ideas?
I got my wishbones done last week... i though that may cure this... but the sound is back... i need help.... ...
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E39 530d Sport
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