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R50/53 Loud Squeak Noise and Rubbing When Turning

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Old 12-30-2020, 02:04 AM
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Loud Squeak Noise and Rubbing When Turning

Whenever I first start up my car and take the tight turn onto my street I always hear a loud squeak noise coming from the front of the car (sounds like my car is letting out a fart lol). It only seems to happen after turning on the car and taking a tight turn at low speed though. I also consistently hear a rubbing sound when doing tight turns at low speeds. I have 18' wheels but I'm pretty sure they don't rub. My only hypothesis now are bad wheel bearings, bad tires, or a power steering pump...
 
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Post a vid of sound?

guess: strut mounts
 
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My ‘05 Mini does that and I think it is the strut top touching the tower. I think I replaced the strut bearing and noticed how close the strut is to the red plate I installed to fix the bulging of the tower. It does go away with driving so maybe there is a warming up function such as a bushing that gets tight when parked and relaxes when cycling during a drive. Maybe.

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Like peter said, my strut mount was making the same noise when they went bad. I would inspect the strut mount for cracks. Mine was completely cracked.
 
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