sqeaking noise from left front wheel, help please, not good with suspension.

[haromaster87]

Well I have this squeaking/creeking noise coming from my left front wheel. It's sensitive to speed in the manor that it gets faster as the wheel turns faster, however if I depress my brakes a good amount, or make a RIGHT turn, it goes away and comes back as soon as I let off the brakes or straighten the wheel out. It started a few days ago, but would go away after a little while, now it just stays. I'm thinking a bearing or something, but i'm really not good with suspension, it's the one thing i've never worked with so if someone could point me in the right direction of where to start looking i'de appreciate it very much!

[banzaibullitt]

Have you checked your brake pads? I have a Plymouth Voyager that made some grinding noises and such... turns out the front pads were ready to be changed.

[haromaster87]

^^My mom used to have a car that would grind when the pads were due. But this is like the opposite. It squeaks/creeks while i'm just rolling along. If I press the brakes pretty firmly the noise almost goes away, and only when I turn right does it kinda go away. I jacked the car up and rotated the wheel but it didn't seem to make the noise with no load on it. There's also no play in the wheel. It's fairly solid and just rotates.

[banzaibullitt]

Check your pads and also check to see if the dust shield is rubbing on the rotor.

[ashley roachclip]

All good suggestions .
Start with the easiest , and work toward the hardest chore.
Because the original poster mentioned the sound was only apparent , was in certain conditions .

those being a left front wheel that makes noise unless he turns right and or presses the brake .My oppinion is that you have loose or dry wheel bearings in the left and possibly yor right wheels .
the change in tone or pitch , tells me that the bearings need to be adjusted .

[haromaster87]

^gotcha. Just to clarify, I don't have to turn and press the brake at the same time to make the noise stop. Either action causes a reduction in the noise. Tmrw after school i'll pop the wheel off and see whats up. It kinda reminds me of the noise my bike chain used to make when it would get dry, so i'm thinkin maybe a dry bearing.

[slow84lx]

Yep, Check all the above. Gotta be one of those but my money is with Ashley Roachlip on a wheel bearing.

[TurboBeater]

+1 for bearings

[eeprete]

all good suggestions. don't know if I'd agree 100% with the bearing suggestion. It is a possibility, but being the noise is dissappearing with brake action as well, I wonder if perhaps a pad is not seated right or perhaps you have a caliper getting stuck or partly frozen.

[stableboy]

could be the wear indicator on the front disk brakes

[banzaibullitt]

Yep, that's why I said check the pads...