Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: AONB
Posts: 502
Loud scraping noise?
Just dropped the tin tent off, and on the way home a very loud noise coming from the front end started. Put the window down and it sounded like something metal was trailing under the car, almost thought the whole exhaust system was trailing on the ground it was so loud. Jumped out and couldnt find anything hanging down, set off home another 2 miles and no noise!!! Could it be brakes, pads, discs?
If so I might have to limp it to the local dealer 12 miles away, at worst get Green Flag to take it!!!
Cheers
John
18th Apr 2010 5:11 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Could just be a stone caught in the disk brake shield or the calliper ?Clive
18th Apr 2010 5:25 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
iceberg
18th Apr 2010 5:56 pm
The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1791
Not when you was turning was it?
Rubbing steering stops?
18th Apr 2010 7:07 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
volcanic ash in the air intake?? one wife.......livid
18th Apr 2010 7:32 pm
Slingo3
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: AONB
Posts: 502
No volcanic ash to be found anywhere! Although I did find a frozen chocolate cake on the roof - that would be the fall out for Iceland!!!!!
No idea what it was, heard it just after I un-hitched the van, sounded like I was dragging something metal under the car, looked and nothing there. went 2 miles and as mentioned above.
looks like I'll limp it off to the stealers and get fleeced for something!
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: Somerset
Posts: 169
Just had exactly the same thing myself at the weekend, took the pads of the front (& broke the bloody sensor cable) but all was fine. Eventually noticed when i put the wheel back on, that it rocked very slighly & that when you spin it a slight metallic grating can be heard. So i'm guessing a new wheel bearings are required.
My car has 45k on the clock for reference
Andrew
19th Apr 2010 12:57 pm
Slingo3
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: AONB
Posts: 502
Cheers chaps, spoke to the dealers old guy today, who told me its a chipping/ stone stuck behind the disc guard as methley mentioned. What a bloody noise for a small stone, seems to have stopped now. old lad told me that the discs would either grind it and smash it up or it may drop out on its own, or sometimes he has just reversed a bit and it drops out. no volcanic ash !!!
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