FTO AUSTRALIA

hey guys,.. i just have small issue that has popped up recently
(1997 manual gpx)

i have noticed a rather audible grinding sound coming from my front left around the wheel or gearbox region when turning and putting down some acceleration.

for example,.. I was in a carpark that had a slope in it, and i was letting my car just roll around in continuous full lock circles both to the left and the right, and there was no grinding sound. Then the moment i begin applying the accelerator, i get a grinding sound from the front left, and it also seems that it can be felt in the steering,.. it seems to feel like something is retarding the wheel spinning...

i dont know if all that really makes a sense,.. i cant seem to figure out what it is,.. as far as i can tell, nothing is rubbing on anything.

any pointers would be well appreciated,..
thanx

Seriously could be a lot of things. Just about impossible to tell with out seeing the car unless someone has had this exact same problem but even still may not be that. If you want to investigate yourself i suggest you jack the front of the car up. Start the car and get someone inside the car to simulate what you were doing to cause this grinding (turning the wheel side to side with slight accelaration. While they are doing that go round to wheel and look to see if you can see the problem (KEEP ALL LIMBS and BODY AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE OR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES)

POSSIBLE CAUSES
Brakes could be rubbibg
Stuffed C.V joint.
Wheel rubbing on shock
Stuffed gearbox
Stuffed shocks stuffed bushes

If it doesnt make the sound while its in the air would leave me to believe it is shock or bush related.... but im not a doctor

mine is similar... mine will make like a chain type noise.. and only really happens after i turn the car on and push the accelerator... basically within the first few seconds of moving !!

thanx for the replies...
I know its a bit of a clutch at straws,..
just wanted to get a bit of a ball park range of ideas...

How's about LSD ? Powering down while full lock or near full lock... if your car is equipped with lsd, you'll feel it.

Delvance wrote:How's about LSD ? Powering down while full lock or near full lock... if your car is equipped with lsd, you'll feel it.

that has happened once.. when i braked hard.. it was as if the brakes pushed back and i got this chain type noise !!

Here's me, resurrecting relevant threads again.

I seem to have noticed this issue. It almost sounds like the tyre scrubbing the liner, but like above it happens when I accelerate. Not all the time, I think most notably at lower speeds. Might have to get Tim to check it out.

Thanks for letting us know

Bennoz wrote:Thanks for letting us know

^
f**k the...?

Astron_Boy wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Thanks for letting us know

^
f**k the...?

I think he's insinuating that I didn't actually request anything in terms of what the hell it might be.

edit: HELP.

You guys are useless.

Not to be insistent, but nobody's got any clues about this one?

bjk wrote:Not to be insistent, but nobody's got any clues about this one?

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_f**k

Thought you answered your own question/statement.

THAT is what Ben meant.

Astron_Boy wrote:

bjk wrote:Not to be insistent, but nobody's got any clues about this one?

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_f**k

Thought you answered your own question/statement.

THAT is what Ben meant.

Ahhhh, my brain is obviously not functioning, and although I think I should know what you're saying I'm failing to comprehend it to the degree that I'd feel confident answering like I know what I'm talking about. *inhales*

tl;dr: what do you mean?

If, as I think you may be suggesting, is that it is in fact the guard liner, I have reason not to think so, because I think it's making the same noise at startup, and when driving in a straight line over a smooth road and giving it a little throttle.

bjk wrote:Might have to get Tim to check it out.

Good advice.

I'll be sure to ask him.