Weird sound when I make a left turn
 

When I make a left turn at semi slow speeds, I get this sound that sounds like rubbing but I don't think it is. Everything is ok when I make right turns. I was wondering if it could be my steering or something. Any help would be grateful.

Thx.

Check your front brake backing plates...sometimes they rub when you turn one way or another, even though there's clearance when you go straight.

Just went thru this on 2 of my cars-pretty common.

Do you have to replace them?

What would they rub up against?

The backing plates are fabricated of sheet metal, so simply bend it away from the rotor without distorting it too badly.

What they rub up against is the rotor itself.

I recently had a simlar issue and the backing plate was involved. When making a sharp left turn at low speeds, I had a distinct metal tone sound coming form the right front.

My Mech thought it might be something simple, and so he suggested I take off the wheel and check it.

Well after I took off the wheel, I found the backing plate had been rubbing when the wheel was fully turned to the left.

I gave it a slight bend away from where it was rubbing, and the noise has not reappeared since.

Alon

Another suggestion ....
 

Have you had a front wheel balanced lately?

If you did, it could be the balance studs at the back of the front left wheel rubbing against the rods.

I had a similar symptom, it was a wheel bearing needing tightening.

I'll check the plate and get the whel bearings tightened.

I use stick on weights so that's not the cause of the problem.