Front wheel grinding sound + brake light

[GerGa]

A couple things with my car.. 2004 with 80k miles.
It recently starting having a grinding/whining sort of sound from the right front wheel when taking a sharp left turn.
Also recently, the brake warning light comes on every time I drive the car. It's the light that turns on when you set the parking brake.
I jacked the car up and spun the wheels and the fronts have a bit of resistance(brakes dragging) which in my experience has been normal for this car. I always keep the caliper pins lubed up. The rear left had the same drag and the rear right spun freely. Everything seems normal with the brakes to me. My parking brake works & disengages. Car has 4 good shocks as well.

Anyone have any idea of the grinding and the light? Could the two problems even be related?

Thanks

PS. I do have a Tech II for those savvy with it if you think there are parameters in it that I should look at.

[rustyroger]

Have you checked the obvious?, is the brake fluid level low?, are the brake pads worn out?. You are describing the symptoms.

Roger.

[jradke61]

Without hearing what kind of grinding it's doing, it hard to say for sure but if the brakes are good then possibly a front hub bearing?

[nos4blood70]

The grinding and whining sound would suggest a hub bearing to me.

[GerGa]

The brakes are fine because they looked almost new when I bought the car at 50k miles and I've driven it 30k. The groaning or whining sound is taking a left turn fast enough which puts enough force on the right wheel. It seems like a wheel bearing to me, but I've never dealt with an issue like this on a car and not sure if anything else in there would be grinding.

As for the other issue, the brake warning light, my brake fluid is up to proper level.

[98SSE]

Sounds like a wheel bearing. Won't know until you start looking at stuff. Here is when my wheel bearing failed.

[nos4blood70]

You can check for bad wheel bearings by checking for play when moving the wheel at 12 and 6 o' clock. Just gotta lift up the car and check it out.

[Randallllon]

im doing a yaris conversion and i have the same issue and im running a clubman fibreglass front ,side mount as in under wheel well watch out for stones is my only thought

[bobc997615]

I've had wheel bearings fail with no perceptible wobble or looseness BUT when removed from the knuckle, it was almost impossible to rotate.

Sometimes there will be a noise from a wheel bearing when you make turns.
Left turn noise = right wheel bearing;
Right turn noise = left wheel bearing.

A ABS light can appear with a bad wheel bearing as the reluctor gap has changed where the ECM does not recognize the signal from that wheel.

[jradke61]

Had one fail on a 67 impala. Lost the front wheel. I was 15.

[bobc997615]

Had one fail on a 67 impala. Lost the front wheel. I was 15.

But that is different that the current wheel hubs.

Yes the older brake rotor/drums that contained wheel bearings can fail with the loss of a wheel/brake assembly.

[jcweis1]

I too have had a wheel bearing fail with no wobble or looseness BUT when removed from the knuckle, it was almost impossible to rotate. I am going to change the other one just for that fact.

[jradke61]

Had one fail on a 67 impala. Lost the front wheel. I was 15.

But that is different that the current wheel hubs.

Yes the older brake rotor/drums that contained wheel bearings can fail with the loss of a wheel/brake assembly.

Yes it is. Totally different. Easier to change for sure.