# Grinding sound at wheel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-sound-at-wheel/120539>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, stratus\
**Created:** [July 7, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-sound-at-wheel/120539 "2018-07-07T12:49:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kdawg7736](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@kdawg7736](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kdawg7736)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-sound-at-wheel/120539/1 "2018-07-07T12:49:35Z")

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In May I had a new lower ball joint and constant velocity axle put in the front driver’s side. Last month I had new rotors and brake pads put in which reduced sounds when braking. The wheel bearing is fine according to my mechanic. When I am driving I hear a grinding sound coming from the same area. The car seems to drive fine but I am wondering if it is something touching each other now, something else or possibly just a sound that means nothing is really wrong. Any ideas will be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-sound-at-wheel/120539/2 "2018-07-07T14:16:19Z")

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If the sound is always there…take it back to the mechanic that did the brakes. There could be an anti-rattle shim that is rubbing.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![Barbara\_Medina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Barbara\_Medina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barbara_Medina)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-sound-at-wheel/120539/3 "2018-07-07T17:40:02Z")

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My thought would also be if not the brakes, look at the wheel bearings. In the best possibility it could just be a rock stuck in your brake caliper.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/grinding-sound-at-wheel/120539/4 "2018-07-07T18:36:30Z")

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Sometimes wheel bearings can start out making noise intermittently and then become a constant grind.

This may not be diagnosed by a mechanic until it gets worse. Because it is front wheel drive, it’s also hard to spin the tire fast enough to hear any noises. Many times I have to get the car on my lift and run it in low gear and listen with a stethoscope.

You may have to take it to another mechanic that has a better ear for these noises.

Yosemite