Mein

I've been fixing my old '97 4x4 XJ sport little by little until I started test driving it thinking it was going to be easy until it started giving off this odd sound. Whenever I drive, a clicking/tapping sound comes from the front driver side that seems to speed up as the car does. It also feels held back, like it isn't going at the speed it should. Now, here are my suspicions: 1) It might just be the brakes since all the others were changed except for those from going on a friends word that they didn't need to be changed 2) Maybe it's just a faulty caliper? 3) It's something in the front axle. I'm really hoping it's not #3.

nickfancher1

It could be a sticking brake that's doing the resistance, or it could be a bad wheel bearing. The U Joints can make the clicking sound

Klutch

Put the front axle on jack stands and rotate the wheels by hand. If you can recreate the noise, you may be able to tell where it's coming from.

If you can't rotate the wheels by hand, or can barely rotate them, that strongly suggests a caliper problem. FYI, I bought a brand new '97 XJ and had to throw the front brakes away and replace them because the calipers were seized.

CCKen

You mean to say you haven't bothered to look and see if it's any of the above faults....


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