Front Wheel Bearings

[Ralph Wiggum]

if you wheel bearings are failing to the point of seizure, you would get other symptoms, excessive free play, pad knock off, excessive noise and a noticeable difference in handling. Bearings generally develop more free play as the wear.

If its both front wheels are tight to turn (HIGHLY unlikely both bearings would both fail at the same time) I would look at the vaccum booster. Bleed the brake vaccum assist down by pumping the pedal, unbolt the master cylinder from the booster and start the car, I'd bet the brake rod with extend on its own.

[XR64LT]

just front left is tight to turn and that's where all the noise is coming from too, just spoke to my mechanic cause I had a look and the inside of my disc is starting to get some grooves in it, he thinks it the abs pump, what do you think??

[tab]

If that's the case it would surely throw up a fault, and it'd be wearing on both sides of the disc.

Is a new mechanic an option?

[Guest EGOXRT]

This is hilarious. Take the calliper of and see if the problem still exists. Does it do it when the car is running, if so clamp the brake line up and see what happens and work back from there.

I would highly recommend you look at another mechanic mate, you are being taken for a ride, or he is a real dick head.