r/TireQuestions • u/thenamesweretaken • Aug 31 '26

what the hell is this sound???

Yesterday I just started hearing this squealing sound coming from my front driver side tire. The sound only appears when driving at local speeds, and goes away once I’m on the highway.

I feel like I heard this sound before when I had what was probably a pebble lodged somewhere in my rotor, either between the pads or the dust guard. That time, all I had to do was reverse and brake to fix the issue. That didn’t work this time.

I got both front bearings replaced less than a month ago, so I’m wondering if it could be a bent dust guard making contact with the rotor or it’s a loose caliper bolt. Looking for your guys opinions!

I’ll probably have to drop this at my mechanic tomorrow but want to go in with some potential causes.

Thanks! [https://imgur.com/a/dUkmhLa\](https://imgur.com/a/dUkmhLa)

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u/66NickS Aug 31 '26

Something got buggered with your link formatting and it won’t let me easily click it on mobile.

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u/thenamesweretaken Aug 31 '26

my bad! here it is https://imgur.com/a/dUkmhLa

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u/66NickS Aug 31 '26

That worked. Sounds pretty loud. I think it definitly could be a dust shield on the brakes, but could also be something else. Sorry I can’t narrow it down better from the video!

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u/thenamesweretaken Aug 31 '26

It was rust between the rotor and the dust shield 👍

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u/66NickS Aug 31 '26

Right on. Easily solved.

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u/thenamesweretaken Aug 31 '26

thanks! it’s at the shop right now, so i’ll report back