oh my squeak....

[TheJakeR]

Alright so the car is almost back together... for those not familiar with the crash, here's a link to the crash thread:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1054628

Car is getting wheels tomorrow and she should be running soon! But one problem still persists.

I notice a squeak that is pretty persistent when I drive at lower to medium speeds (0-30 mph); it seems to be coming from both wheels up front.

On the driver's side, there is the LM wheel that is stll straight and true after the accident, on the passenger's side, I have the 15" spare on there, and the squeak is prominent there too.

I am not sure what the squeak could be caused by... it might be from the car not being in alignment, or who knows what.

Alignment is going to be done for sure after an accident like that; plus the steering wheel is REALLY out of whack, it sits cranked 90 degrees cranked to the right to have the front wheels straight!

Any ideas or suggestions? This is my last 2 days at home before I move down to San Diego, so I won't have as easy of access to the car as I do now, so now's the time.

[TheJakeR]

nobody?? bump

[456meyer]

I have a similar squeak in atleast my front pass. side wheel. I'm patiently waiting for an answer as well.

[Bris328is]

does it sound like brake squeek? or deeper tone?

[TheJakeR]

it doesn't sound like a brake squeak, its really intermittent, but it makes the car feel and seem weak because the front wheels are loose and sloppy in addition to the squeak. Sound is actually coming from the hub area or around there. I had a friend step out of the car and listen.

[ZeitGeist]

bearings? axles? tie rods? gremlins?

[Bris328is]

after smacking the shit out of the front end like you did, I would replace everything--both sides and even examine the rack--parts are cheap when you compare the cost to a failure of the front end suspension at 70 mph--something could be fateged