Help! Feels like a flat tyre?

[Colindalton]

Can any one help driving my ml270 2003 home and I felt and heard a sound coming from the offside rear like the wheel was flat! On inspection it was fine but very worn! Drove further and the noise and feeling got so bad that I had to stop like Driving on a flat knocking and vibration I the. Stoped and started again slowly and it had gone but the. Came back as I sped up. Limped the car home a y ideas?

 

[renault12ts]

Welcome.

You checked the bolts?

 

[wemorgan]

I'd check wheel nut torques, the tyre pressures and condition of the whole tyre including the inner sidewall. If it visually looks safe then I'd drive it slowly to a nearly garage for inspection. There they can take it off and inspect more thoroughly and check the balancing too

 

[kth286]

Have you had any work done on car recently ?

Driveshaft joints/rear bearing perhaps.

 

[Colindalton]

Yes

I had to get the rear brake shoes done 6 weeks ago. I jacked it up and turned the wheel and can hear a rubbing coming from around the calliper area?

 

[wemorgan]

I'd take the the wheel off to investigate closer. Sticking caliper, trapped stone are possibilities.

Are you a member of the AA or similar? If you feel your car is unsafe to drive they might come out to your home?

 

[Colindalton]

Not a member of anything but I'll get a lift home at lunch and take the wheel off to see if I can identify exactly where the noise is. It's doesn't feel safe to drive massive shuttering when the wheel turns best way to describe is if it's a flat wheel.

 

[jaymanek]

It sounds as if the brake shoes have come undone inside the drum, maybe they didnt use new springs or fit them properly.

 

[Colindalton]

wheel off

just took the wheel of and no sound from the brakes just a rubbing from the driveshaft but no clicking - it only clicks when you drive it??

 

[BlackC55]

Is the tyre round?

 

[grober]

Partially collapsed rear wheel bearing or drive shaft U/J

 

[Colindalton]

Thnaks for all the help are these big expensive jobs?

 

[wemorgan]

What's you location? As someone might be able to recommend a nearby garage, as this seems like your next course of action.

 

[Colindalton]

I'm in newry n Ireland! No local mb dealer near me