Hi All,

Have a strange light metal type sound from right rear on each wheel rotation, in straight line.
Have attached a photo , but looked under and nothing obviously loose.

Cant upload the video to show sound, but its like a bell or thin metal type flicking sound each wheel rotation.

Appreciate if anyone has a clue as Im down in France this next 4-6 weeks...

The only thing I can think that triggered it was I went over a slightly high curb, but nothing that I would say would damage anything, but may have triggered a loose 'something'

 

I would take a look at the dust shield behind the rotor, maybe that got pushed in a little and is hitting. If you say it comes with each wheel rotation jack up it and rotate the wheel by hand to help locate it.

 

thanks

could I access or see the dust cover without jacking up? Im a total layman and stuck here in France so hoping it’s something simple .

 

You can see part of it, just to the outside of the rotor. Take a long screw driver and just try pushing it in and see if the sound changes after

 

thanks so much , sorry could you point out where and what the rotor looks like. I will be taking to a garage here hopefully today but curious

 

Look from the outside of the wheel into the slot in the wheel. The big round disk in there is the rotor. There is a dust shield behind that, you can see it at the outer edges of the rotor.

 

update: took to a garage today for a quick visible check and they said oil fluid is leaking right on the gear box , he went under and wiggled the axle (or shaft perhaps), and it made the same metal sound.

perhaps it’s low on fluids? I can only assume it’s not good to drive any more until it gets to a garage? Would I have done any perm damage since yesterday , have driven about 5 miles with this noise