# Heard a grinding, looked and found this..help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [July 25, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210 "2017-07-25T00:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/1 "2017-07-25T00:19:21Z")
I was driving the other day and heard a weird grinding that seemed to stop after time. Then yesterday it started back up, it sounded like the passenger wheel was grinding against something. I looked and saw that something above it was ripped. How can I fix this and would it be costly to fix this? Also, how crucial is it (will it mess the car up if I wait a while to fix it) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/b/b64c6b496cc9c010e6f599e17ffdf3555c09e7f7.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/2 "2017-07-25T00:23:08Z")
That’s just the rubber boot on the strut that has torn. It’s a common thing for struts to do. Highly unlikely it would cause a grinding noise as you were driving. The symptom for that would be a poor ride quality, not grinding noises. For the grinding noises, good idea look at the inside side walls of the tires, see if you can see any marks indicating a tire is rubbing on something. You haven’t recently installed new tires right? Of a bigger size than before? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/3 "2017-07-25T00:27:45Z")
If it is a grinding coming from the passenger wheel then have it looked at as soon as you can and get an actual opinion before the wheel locks up or falls off. This is something that could be simple or not. ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/4 "2017-07-25T00:29:09Z")
I’ve looked at the outside of the tire and there aren’t any indications of anything rubbing. I haven’t gotten new tires recently. When it first started happening I would hear it once I got 60 or 70 mph. But now I only hear it when the car is going at a slow speed (5-20 mph). It’s odd ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/5 "2017-07-25T00:29:48Z")
> [@sickie09ismine](#): > > heard a weird grinding Do you mean grinding coincident with the tire going around or grinding coincident with the front end bouncing over bumps? ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/6 "2017-07-25T00:30:29Z")
At first it would grind when I hit bumps, now it’s at slower speeds no matter what I’m driving over ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/7 "2017-07-25T00:34:33Z")
Check that all your lug nuts are tight. ---
**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/8 "2017-07-25T00:42:39Z")
Jack up the passenger side front wheel and spin by hand and then repeat for the rear wheel. Maybe you can re-create the sound and determine what causes it. Could be one of many things, including wheel bearing. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/9 "2017-07-25T00:49:50Z")
The grinding noise you hear might be from a bad wheel bearing. One way to find out is, raise the vehicle so the front tire is off the ground. Grab the tire at the 6:00 o clock and 12:00 o clock positions and try wiggling the tire. If the tire wiggles, that wheel bearing is bad. Tester ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/10 "2017-07-25T00:50:30Z")
Checked, they’re all tight ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/11 "2017-07-25T00:52:14Z")
How much you think it’d cost to fix it? How crucial is it that I fix it ASAP? I don’t know too much about cars, honestly ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/12 "2017-07-25T00:54:03Z")
Don’t jump the gun. Did you do the wiggle test? Tester ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/13 "2017-07-25T00:58:11Z")
I haven’t yet… I actually don’t have the tools to raise the jack 😕 I lost it a while back. Any other advice or ways to check it? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/14 "2017-07-25T01:00:27Z")
The tire has to be off the ground in order to check for a bad bearing. What do you do if you get a flat tire? Tester ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/15 "2017-07-25T01:02:53Z")
I’ve been lucky enough that in the 150,000 miles I’ve driven the car I haven’t had one. If one happens then I guess I’ll pray…I also have family in the area and don’t travel very often ---
**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/16 "2017-07-25T01:05:36Z")
150K miles, the odds are getting better and better getting a flat tire with each mile you drive. Get a jack, they are cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/17 "2017-07-25T01:07:04Z")
Then I suggest that you bring the vehicle to a shop so it can be checked out. Because if it’s a bad wheel bearing, the tire can come off the vehicle. Then watch the $$$$$$$$ add up. Tester ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/18 "2017-07-25T01:08:52Z")
How much do you think it’d cost to replace a bearing? Just a ballpark number ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/19 "2017-07-25T01:09:12Z")
> [@sickie09ismine](#): > > Checked, they’re all tight Assume you got out the lug wrench and _leaned_ on each nut. A bad wheel bearing usually gets louder the faster you go…does this noise? ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/20 "2017-07-25T01:10:30Z")
It was just making the noise at high speeds…now it’s only at low speeds…lean? What do you mean [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210.md?page=2)