New day, new noise. What’s this grinding noise while driving? Not while braking.

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I can honestly say, I do not hear a thing that does not sound normal. You are likely hearing it bounce inside the cab. Do you have to travel that speed to hear it? Does the noise change when moving steering wheel slightly left or slightly right? Can you go slower and hear it up against a building where the noise would bounce off building and back to you?

Any recent work done before noise?
 

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That is why I asked, and did not get an answer, about whether the noise changes when going at speed and slight turn of steering wheel, left or right.

Just remember, when a tech is not being paid, they don't spend as much time or effort for an inspection. Just sayin'.
 
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That is why I asked, and did not get an answer, about whether the noise changes when going at speed and slight turn of steering wheel, left or right.

Just remember, when a tech is not being paid, they don't spend as much time or effort for an inspection. Just sayin'.
He doesn’t charge… what do I do ? Just offer him money? He’s been good to me up to now.
 

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Jack up that wheel. Grab the tire with both hands at 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock positions and see if you can get any play or movement out of it. Then do the same placing your hands at 9 and 3. I would wager you have a wheel bearing starting to go. My '12 was doing the same thing but I didn't have any noise at speed, which I would normally expect with a failing wheel bearing. Instead I had what you're describing.
 

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Every couple of years the idiots at our town's maintenance department think it's a good idea to "tar and gravel" our street.
It never fails that one of my vehicles picks up a pebble from their mess and it gets trapped between the rotor and the dust shield......grinding.
It always takes removing the rotor to get it out.
 

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