High pitch tick

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2009 calne Posts: 429 137.7bhp Icelandic vts
    #1
    I have an annoying high pitch tick coming from the drivers side front wheel.

    It only happens when I accelerate andlet off. It's a high pitch tick/click sort of sound, not a clunk or crunch if you get me lol.



    Could it be the wheel bearing?
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #2
    Check the tread of the tyre,because I had this & it was stones in the tread not done it since I removed them.
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #3
    will be a screw if you're unlucky. A mate of mine recently caught a belt buckle, the noise scared him shitless. Then he found it and limped it to the nearest garage.
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2009 calne Posts: 429 137.7bhp Icelandic vts
    #4
    I've checked the tyre. That was the first thing I did. Plus it's not a constant ticking. Just when and let off the power
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr
    #5
    Is it definitely coming from the wheel area? May sound daft but if the exhaust manifold is blowing that would make a ticking noise on acceleration
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Valleys - South Wales Posts: 256 Saxo Mk2 1.1i Forte
    #6
    perhaps ur only hearing it when ur letting off because the sound of ur exhaust/engine is masking the sound.

    see if u can hear it in all of the gears, so if u get it on gentle or harsh acceleration.

    I had slighly similar sound, turned out it was an exhaust clamp.
  7. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #7
    Are you sure it`s not a wheel arch liner that`s dropped/broken then flicking against the wheel?