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Swooshing noise which appears to be from rear wheel

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Swooshing noise which appears to be from rear wheel

Post by Colw1 » Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:22 pm

I’ve noticed that when rolling along with drivers window opened with hardly any engine noise I can hear a swooshing noise coming from the rear wheel area which gets faster as the wheel speed increases
Once the engine revs slightly picks up I cannot hear the noise at all so very faint
Any suggestions what to have a look at as the tyre appears all ok or could it be a sticky tyre noise
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Post by X5Sport » Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:10 am

Dragging disc would be my thought, especially if it’s warped (which can happen with ventilated discs). See if that hub feels a little warmer than any others after a short while.
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Swooshing noise which appears to be from rear wheel

Post by Colw1 » Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:34 pm

Found it today apparently the metal is breaking up in the run flat tyre so needs replacing

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Post by Alan Gunn » Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:33 am

New one to me but you live and learn.

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Post by weirdfish » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:18 am

Colw1 wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:34 pm Found it today apparently the metal is breaking up in the run flat tyre so needs replacing
How did you find that out, or has someone suggested it could be that?

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Post by X5Sport » Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:28 pm

I'm intrigued about how you found that out too. How old is the tyre?
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Post by Leslie » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:36 pm

Is the wire sticking out the inside edge of the tyre is all I can think off ? :?

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