# Noise from rear wheel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-rear-wheel/78324>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw\
**Created:** [March 28, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-rear-wheel/78324 "2013-03-28T23:18:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bigkev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@bigkev](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigkev)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-rear-wheel/78324/1 "2013-03-28T23:18:34Z")

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hi. just recently i hae been experiencing a rubbing/grinding noise from the rear right wheel, also it has made a clonking noise like a flat tyre but it isnt, i can hear the noise from about 25/30 mph when i go faster or slower i cant hear the noise.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-rear-wheel/78324/2 "2013-03-29T00:49:31Z")

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Jack that wheel off the ground and see if there is slop in the wheel bearing…Try to move the wheel back and forth, push-pull without turning it. If you can feel slop or looseness, the wheel bearing is bad. Now give the tire a spin. it should spin smoothly and quietly without any rumble…

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**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-rear-wheel/78324/3 "2013-03-30T09:00:27Z")

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I would tend to think that the noise was most likely caused by a tire with a tread that is beginning to separate, or one that has worn in a cupped fashion. It is also very hard to determine which corner of a car is making the noise. Noise travels through the body very well.

Have you noticed any degradation in handling? Once a rear wheel bearing on a BMW goes really bad, the rear end will try to steer the car. When a bearing is really bad, it can get very scary. I’ve done several of them. The repair requires removal of the trailing arm and pressing in a new bearing. How many miles are on your BMW? What year, and what series.?