Front End Noise.., very, very low speed moan. Options

[DougC]

Hey I've noticed recently a moan as the car is bearly starting to move from a dead stop. It comes from the front end I think and I can almost since it through the steering wheel (as strange as that seems). The best way to discribe the noise is to say it sounds kind of like The Queen Mary or a large Ship leaving port (it's horn noise - but not near that load (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) ). I think people on the street could probably hear it - kind of embarrassing if I roll the car super slowly. I'm thinking maybe a slightly warped rotor but are there any common items to check for? This car has 911T front suspension and brakes btw. Also, this car sat for 3 years before I started driving it recently...but everything was supposedly renewed during a restoration (track prep) before it was stored for the 3 years, so maybe something has dried out a bit too much.

Doug C

[r_towle]

I would say its either brakes or bearings.

both could do what you are saying, though more likely its brakes..

You could have glazing on the pads and rotors, you could have a bad piston in a caliper that is not retracting and is rubbing on the rotor...

To check the brakes, go to a parking lot and stop the car without touching the brakes....first get it to stop maoning...then either glide to a stop, or use 1st gear and the emergency brake to stop it without touching the brake pedal...

If after that as you are taking off and it moans, its probably bearing related...

Rich