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Strange noises Help
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:10 am
by murasame2006
hey
ive been getting this low pitch metal sound coming from right front side whenever i turn left i can acutally feel something touching on from the steering wheel sounds like the the suspension, anyone have any ideas?
Also the other night im driving i had this high pitched loud squeaky noise coming from front of the car, possibly gearbox area, went away after i pressed the clutch in a few times, anyone know what it could be?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:31 am
by mr-charisma
'High pitched' sound could be that your brake pads are worn out (would sound kind've like nails on a chalkboard....) & the metal "wear indicator" is what is making the noise.
the 'low pitched' sound could be your tyres rubbing on the wheel arches... what profile tyres and rims are you running? (e.g. 215/45/R17)
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:44 pm
by messy
check out this thread:
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... ic&t=11135
i had similar scraping problems and the guys had some good input there. it might help ya out
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:18 am
by murasame2006
everything is stock atm im pretty sure its not the tyres rubbing, it def sounded like metal...i guess it could be the brake but only happens when i turn left usually louder with more body roll...
the high pitched squeak sounded more like some sort of belt...only its somehow got something to do with the clutch ...since it goes away if I press the clutch in.
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:38 am
by khunjeng
murasame2006 wrote:everything is stock atm im pretty sure its not the tyres rubbing, it def sounded like metal...i guess it could be the brake but only happens when i turn left usually louder with more body roll...
the high pitched squeak sounded more like some sort of belt...only its somehow got something to do with the clutch ...since it goes away if I press the clutch in.
worn throw out bearing is usually when depressed.
The pressure plate on this clutch has about 12 or 15 metal fingers. Normally, when you step on the pedal, the throw-out bearing presses against those fingers. But my guess is that one of the fingers is loose or bent or is, for some reason, sticking out all of the time, and it's going "bing, bing, bing" on the throw-out bearing every time it spins around.
There are a number of different ideas, also the cluster bearing..but thats not good.
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:06 pm
by SchumieFan
Constant Velocity joint?
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:22 am
by murasame2006
lol filled up powersteering fluid seemed to eliminate most of the noise ...for some reason
the remaning noise is apparently clutch center vibration, probly need a new clutch
anyone got any recommandations?