# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**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, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/21 "2017-07-25T01:13:18Z")
> [@sickie09ismine](#): > > .lean? What do you mean You can’t check lug nuts with your fingers. Put the lug wrench on each nut and lean on it in the tightening direction with a good shove. ---
**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, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/22 "2017-07-25T01:13:34Z")
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**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, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/23 "2017-07-25T01:15:42Z")
Wow… $400 ---
**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, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/24 "2017-07-25T01:21:28Z")
Ok…so I just leaned into tightening the lug nuts and they seemed to be very slightly loose (all of them). But when I turned the car on and started backing out to test it to see if the noise was still there it made a couple of popping noises…did I do something wrong? ---
**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, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/25 "2017-07-25T01:29:12Z")
> [@sickie09ismine](#): > > it made a couple of popping noises…did I do something wrong? I don’t think so. Try retightening the lug nuts. I assume you’re using the wrench that comes with the car, i.e., 9-10 inches long. It’s basically impossible to overtighten using this. ---
**Author:** ![Kalan.matthews824](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Kalan.matthews824](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kalan.matthews824)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/26 "2017-07-25T01:31:43Z")
I had to make a second account because I hit my limit of replies apprantly… I made a video of the noise, please listen close! ---
**Author:** ![Kalan.matthews824](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Kalan.matthews824](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kalan.matthews824)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/27 "2017-07-25T01:40:19Z")
Did everybody go to bed? I’m kind of freaking out and don’t know if I should go to work tomorrow… ---
**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, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/28 "2017-07-25T01:46:02Z")
To the original poster: by making a second screen name the system will automatically flag your posts until a moderator can combine them. The general opinion seems to be that you need to have this vehicle looked at by a shop. You said you have family nearby so see if someone can give you a ride to work or follow you to a shop. You really don’t want to risk having a wheel fall off. ---
**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, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/29 "2017-07-25T02:49:33Z")
The classic symptom of a bad wheel bearing is a growling sound that gets louder the faster you go. Your symptoms don’t really match up to that. Could be a wheel bearing tho. You’d need a shop to confirm/deny. One idea, sometimes a small rock or pebble will bounce up from the road and lodge in the wheel or brakes. That can make a grinding noise that’s intermittent. Removing the wheels and shaking them, listening for rattling sounds might turn up something. Likewise moving the wheels around to different positions. A shop can inspect the brakes for something wrong there, like worn out pads allowing the warning tab to make a grinding noise warning that the pads need replacing. Other ideas - Look at both the outside & inside sidewalls of all the tires for any scraping marks. - Now look at the tread on the tires. Any signs of tire damage at all, or worn out tires, unusual wear patterns? - Can you hear the noise when parked just by by rev’ing the engine? - Do some experiments to see if the sound varies by going faster, going slower, accelerating, in gear vs. coasting in neutral, brakes applied vs no brakes, turning right or left vs going straight, etc. - Test if the sound changes at a given speed in different gears. - Do a test where you come to a full stop then turn sharply to the right during slow speed acceleration. Same thing, but this time turn sharply to the left after a stop sign. Any grinding or clicking noises? ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/30 "2017-07-25T11:15:09Z")
@volvo_v70 is correct - by re registering, the forum software mistook it for behavior frequently used by spammers. I cleared the flags and you should be good to go ---
**Author:** ![Thornback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@Thornback](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Thornback)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/31 "2017-07-25T12:24:54Z")
I suggest you stop posting and head for a garage. They will answer all your questions and give you your requested cost to repair. Peace of mind and safety have no price. Go!!! ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/32 "2017-07-26T03:14:59Z")
So it ended up being my slip disk came loose and was banging against my tire and metal. So glad it wasn’t my wheel bearing! Thank you guys so much for all your help! ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/33 "2017-07-26T03:21:06Z")
From the banging noise in the video it sounds like the brake caliper came loose/unbolted. How long ago was the brake work? ---
**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 26, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/34 "2017-07-26T03:37:26Z")
> [@sickie09ismine](#): > > it ended up being my slip disk came loose and was banging against my tire and metal I can’t envision what part in the vicinity of the wheel that would be. Some clarification? ---
**Author:** ![sickie09ismine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sickie09ismine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sickie09ismine)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/35 "2017-07-26T03:50:59Z")
I actually don’t exactly know. I pulled into the express lube and the guy below instantly saw that it was undone. It had to have been close enough to the wheel to bang against it ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/36 "2017-07-26T04:36:22Z")
I don’t know what a “slip disk” is But it sounds like we could be talking about a loose plastic inner fender liner That could certainly bang against the tire and cause a grinding noise That’s something that would be very obvious, with the car up on the lift ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/37 "2017-07-26T05:14:10Z")
Are you by chance talking about a brake rotor shield? ---
**Author:** ![irlandes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210/38 "2017-07-27T20:53:02Z")
OP, I also suggest you read up on the issues involved in raising a car or part of it off the ground. People die every year when a car falls off a jack on them. When you start talking costs of failures, there are failures that could involve flying off the road and wiping out a kindergarten. 😃 [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heard-a-grinding-looked-and-found-this-help/106210.md?page=1)