So recently I hit a pot hole that i was unable to avoid (michigan roads blow) and now it seems that while driving everytime the wheel makes a complete rotation there is a tiny squeak, like when it rotates around it rubs against something. I've given it a quick look and can't figure out what would be causing it. I did notice that the inner lip of the rim (the inside of the rim that is not viewable) has a TINY bend it it, rim still holds air fine, Could that really cause a rub somewhere else?

Any thoughts before I take it in so i can prepare myself.

Oh and its at normal driving speeds, will say 40mph.

 

This was a front left rim as well.

 

Check the wheel weights. I had my Escape's tires re-balanced at Costco (got the tires there but I rotate myself) and I asked them to use the stick on weights - they rub on the front brake caliper now, just ever so slightly. Maybe one of yours got misaligned from the pothole or from the bend in your wheel?

 

good call!. ill check that out.

 

Come to North Carolina..."The Pothole State". Hell, we patch the patches. You may want to get the car up, and spin the wheel. That small bend could be a warning that the wheel itself is warped just a bit. And, a hard hit like that could have messed up the wheel bearing also. Hope it's something simple.

 

Could it be a brake pad rubbing against a the rotor?