Offroad Trailblazers and Envoys

Front end noise

Trailblazer and Envoy related, but not off-road related...

by oefootball_70 » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:02 pm

I know, there are a ton of these threads. I'm having trouble understating one persons explanation of an issue and comparing it to mine.

I am having a noise that doesn't sound like grinding, but rather metal rubbing. Not high pitched. It's definitely something rotating and not popping. And from the front end.

I'm assuming it's a hub because it seems to go away at higher speed and doesn't get louder while braking.

My issue is, when I jack up my TB, should my front wheels spin freely? Or with ease? They aren't stuck by any means, but not really freely spinning. I wasn't sure if that was a sign of an issue either.
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by Nexus1155 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:05 pm

Honestly, if you can't see it. Maybe the inside pad of the front brakes are pretty low? Assuming you pushed away all of the brake shields
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by oefootball_70 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:02 pm

Kind of embarrassing, but there were some small rocks or maybe salt in between the pads and rotors. Pulled ally the pads and everything is good to go now.
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by ErikSS » Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:09 pm

Glad you got it sorted out. Rocks in the dust plate are common in these.
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