Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello there. I have developed a high pitch sqeek/spuel when i go round a right hand bend and some times even in a straigh line, not all the time just every now and then. i have tried greasing up the front suspension and i think its made it a little better but not a great deal, cant be sure...

Any advice on what this noice could be would be really appriciated!

Many thanks Loz

Sounds to me like your wheel bearings are worn, it can make a noise when the weight shifts when your going round a corner and eventually will will make a continious noise. Easily cured with some new wheel bearings

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:Sounds to me like your wheel bearings are worn, it can make a noise when the weight shifts when your going round a corner and eventually will will make a continious noise. Easily cured with some new wheel bearings

Thanks for that, but around 4000 miles ago i fitted marina disc brakes with ovs new wheel bearings, could they just be bad esm bearings?

Thanks Again Loz

Do you mean a squeak in time with the wheel rotation or a squeak as your suspension goes up and down? (if you get my meaning)

beero wrote:Do you mean a squeak in time with the wheel rotation or a squeak as your suspension goes up and down? (if you get my meaning)

Well lets say i go right at a roundabout or even a right hand bend, i go round the noise comes so i twitch the steering wheel and it goes and then come back again somtimes, most odd!

Some of the disc brake conversions have problems with the bearings coming loose in the alloy hubs...... Do you have a 'long' brake pedal??
Certainly think you should jack up each front wheel - and feel for any movement in the hub/bearings.......

bmcecosse wrote:Some of the disc brake conversions have problems with the bearings coming loose in the alloy hubs...... Do you have a 'long' brake pedal??
Certainly think you should jack up each front wheel - and feel for any movement in the hub/bearings.......

Well a while ago i jacked it up to change anti roll bar bushs checked the play then and thpught whats that and it was the tapper roller bearings came loose so i adjusted them all up and all was okay. I jacked it up last night when i creased it up and i couldnt feel any play... hmm could this be the wheel wheel bearings?

Thanks again Loz

Don't like the sound of 'Tapper(sic) roller bearings came loose' - how on earth can that happen ??? Something very much not right there!