Rotor/Heat Shield Metal Scraping Noise

Vigilant · 05-08-2015, 10:42 AM

Gently bend heat shield away from rotor. You should not have any more issues.

Mandi90TT · 05-08-2015, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Vigilant

Gently bend heat shield away from rotor. You should not have any more issues.

Ever since I did that, I have not had a single problem with the scraping noise, so yeah, rather than waste your time going to the dealer and hoping for a fix from BMW, just do a 5 min DIY procedure.

mtrack · 05-24-2015, 09:52 AM

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I've been getting it all the time with the pot hole repairs going on around here. Its like driving on a gravel road.... its ridiculous.

I second that. The pot hole repair in the NY/NJ/CT area is off the hook. Those little pieces of gravel get caught behind the heat shield constantly causing that scraping sound. I had one of my wheels off yesterday clearing it out for the third time in a month. Word of advice when you're doing it. Not only pull the heat shield away so that the offending piece of gravel will drop out but, also check on top. There is a little crease or, valley where small bits of gravel can collect.

Powaup · 02-20-2016, 01:41 PM

So I've had my car for almost 2 years and 20k miles. It's been awesome. Pretty much problem free except for one thing... The damn "rock in the wheel" that noise is horrible! And can stay for days and in my latest case weeks ?

nathanm4 · 02-20-2016, 02:29 PM

.............17,000 miles and never had this problem.

I hear sharp scraping noise!

dport · 02-20-2016, 02:39 PM

1 year, 7k; never heard anything like that! That can't be good long term.

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 02-20-2016, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Powaup

So I've had my car for almost 2 years and 20k miles. It's been awesome. Pretty much problem free except for one thing... The damn "rock in the wheel" that noise is horrible! And can stay for days and in my latest case weeks ?

That's sucks man. Have you tried going in there w your hands and pushing the shields away from the rotors? The rocks usually drop out after that and the noise is gone. Well known issue w these cars. Ive read a thread about how there's supposed to be a tsb fix w new dust shields but don't think it's in full swing. The CCB issue is worse w the rocks getting stuck between the rotor and wheel and cutting grooves into the inner barrels of the rim. Bad designs all together

Arcades · 02-20-2016, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Powaup

So I've had my car for almost 2 years and 20k miles. It's been awesome. Pretty much problem free except for one thing... The damn "rock in the wheel" that noise is horrible! And can stay for days and in my latest case weeks ?

Actually the rock in the wheel thing, there has been a service bulletin for it already. For some reason though BMW doesn't tell you, you actually have to contact them about this and they should tell you there is. That is what I did actually, when I saw it on the forums that the service bulletin for this was put out, I contacted my friends from my dealership and they got back to me about it pretty quick.

I left my girl with them for a few days and got her back and I have had this rock issue since. I think the 2016 cars have this fixed already, it's the first year adopters that have to deal with it now.

paliknight · 02-20-2016, 03:17 PM

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Actually the rock in the wheel thing, there has been a service bulletin for it already. For some reason though BMW doesn't tell you, you actually have to contact them about this and they should tell you there is. That is what I did actually, when I saw it on the forums that the service bulletin for this was put out, I contacted my friends from my dealership and they got back to me about it pretty quick.

I left my girl with them for a few days and got her back and I have had this rock issue since. I think the 2016 cars have this fixed already, it's the first year adopters that have to deal with it now.

Negative. My 2016 still has the same issues. I drive in reverse doing a 360 in an empty parking lot and it usually fixes the issue.

Denk · 02-20-2016, 03:34 PM

Common issue with the e9x too. I had one that intermittently made a popping noise. If you do nothing, it'll eventually get spit out or chewed up.

Arcades · 02-20-2016, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Arcades

Actually the rock in the wheel thing, there has been a service bulletin for it already. For some reason though BMW doesn't tell you, you actually have to contact them about this and they should tell you there is. That is what I did actually, when I saw it on the forums that the service bulletin for this was put out, I contacted my friends from my dealership and they got back to me about it pretty quick.

I left my girl with them for a few days and got her back and I have had this rock issue since. I think the 2016 cars have this fixed already, it's the first year adopters that have to deal with it now.

Negative. My 2016 still has the same issues. I drive in reverse doing a 360 in an empty parking lot and it usually fixes the issue.

Really? That's surprising. I thought they would have fixed it for 2016 models.

Regardless there should be a service bulletin for this on F80/F82.

Xtabi · 02-20-2016, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by paliknight

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Originally Posted by Arcades

Actually the rock in the wheel thing, there has been a service bulletin for it already. For some reason though BMW doesn't tell you, you actually have to contact them about this and they should tell you there is. That is what I did actually, when I saw it on the forums that the service bulletin for this was put out, I contacted my friends from my dealership and they got back to me about it pretty quick.

I left my girl with them for a few days and got her back and I have had this rock issue since. I think the 2016 cars have this fixed already, it's the first year adopters that have to deal with it now.

Negative. My 2016 still has the same issues. I drive in reverse doing a 360 in an empty parking lot and it usually fixes the issue.

Nice one!

Bluex · 02-20-2016, 04:33 PM

Yup, pretty exhaustive thread on this too (for those of you new to the forums and/or car.....

It's been around since the beginning, and only marginally improved with the new brake shields. Problem still exists, however.....

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1052226

04RC51 · 02-20-2016, 05:31 PM

I haven't had one since I got the updated shields installed. And the reason they don't tell you about the SB is because the bulletin requires them to install new bearings which obviously costs $$$$.

GrussGott · 02-20-2016, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by paliknight

I drive in reverse doing a 360 in an empty parking lot and it usually fixes the issue.

Wah · 02-20-2016, 06:41 PM

Yours is quiet. This was mine a month after picking up my car. I have since had the service bulletin done, and haven't had as big of a problem, but rocks still get stuck in there from time to time.

soobieajax325 · 02-20-2016, 07:22 PM

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Yours is quiet. This was mine a month after picking up my car. I have since had the service bulletin done, and haven't had as big of a problem, but rocks still get stuck in there from time to time.

Damn, that shit sounds terrible in the video!!!

Had less then 300 miles when i heard a rock get thrown around the brake/shield area. I was like "Oh crap... That does sound scary when it picks up rocks."

F83 · 02-20-2016, 07:28 PM

Well if that's the worst thing, that's not too bad.

Just push the little heat shield thing back a bit - rock almost always just falls right out.

Ian1973 · 02-20-2016, 08:25 PM

I've had some pretty loud experiences with mine, always in the rear. If I can stop and get out I will and bend the heat shield away from the rotor. If I can't get out I just grin and bear it, it usually goes away relatively quickly.

AIRHEIR · 02-20-2016, 09:16 PM

My dealer replaced my brake shields as a part of some sort of service bulletin from BMW.

G1n Mast3r · 02-20-2016, 09:23 PM

I've had mine done but occasionally I'll still get rocks caught in the brake shields. Super annoying and frustrating. It doesn't always happen but when it does it's annoying lol

Coloradom3 · 02-20-2016, 09:25 PM

had the rock issue once. but it must have fallen out, noise only lasted a few seconds, thankfully! I read so much about it here on the forum that when it happened I knew exactly what it was. why not pull over and give the dust shield a lil tap and the rock should fall out?

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nathanm4 Captain 683 Rep 738 Posts Drives: Aston Martin Vantage Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Salt Lake City, UT iTrader: (0)	.............17,000 miles and never had this problem. I hear sharp scraping noise!
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Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	Common issue with the e9x too. I had one that intermittently made a popping noise. If you do nothing, it'll eventually get spit out or chewed up.
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Bluex Useful Idiot 1330 Rep 1,777 Posts Drives: My wife and kids insane. Join Date: May 2011 Location: West Chester, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW F80 M3 [10.00]	Yup, pretty exhaustive thread on this too (for those of you new to the forums and/or car..... It's been around since the beginning, and only marginally improved with the new brake shields. Problem still exists, however..... http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1052226 __________________ 2015 M3 Sakhir Orange ED Pickup 5/13/15 My European Delivery Thread
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04RC51 Large Member 951 Rep 1,749 Posts Drives: E92 M3, F82 M4 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (1)	I haven't had one since I got the updated shields installed. And the reason they don't tell you about the SB is because the bulletin requires them to install new bearings which obviously costs $$$$. __________________ 2008 E92 M3 (Engine swap completed), 2015 F82 M4
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Ian1973 Colonel 736 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: 15 M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Charlton, NY iTrader: (0)	I've had some pretty loud experiences with mine, always in the rear. If I can stop and get out I will and bend the heat shield away from the rotor. If I can't get out I just grin and bear it, it usually goes away relatively quickly.
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G1n Mast3r Lieutenant 183 Rep 400 Posts Drives: Individual F80 M3 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Central Coast iTrader: (0)	I've had mine done but occasionally I'll still get rocks caught in the brake shields. Super annoying and frustrating. It doesn't always happen but when it does it's annoying lol __________________ IG: @gin_master 2018 M3 Atlantis Metallic \| AWE \| KW \| ///M Performance\| RKP \| MRG Race Co. \| BM3 \| RW Carbon \| KlassenID 2015 M3 Alpine White III \| Gone
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Coloradom3 Lieutenant 295 Rep 573 Posts Drives: 2018 M3, 21 X5M Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Pueblo, Colorado iTrader: (2)	had the rock issue once. but it must have fallen out, noise only lasted a few seconds, thankfully! I read so much about it here on the forum that when it happened I knew exactly what it was. why not pull over and give the dust shield a lil tap and the rock should fall out? __________________ Instagram: @coloradom3
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