squeeky noise

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i had this problem for a while now ,it happens when i am taking turns(left and right) ,the noise comes from drivers front wheel .
tried to trace it today ,jacked the drivers wheel up removed it and turned the disc by hand , the only suspicious thing i have seen is the brake pad rubbing the disc while i am turning the disc .there is absolutely no gap between the 2,is this meant to be like that ???

without removing the passenger side wheel i can see that the pad has a gap between the disc , so does this explain the squueky noise while taking turns or am i just wrong as normal ?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the pad is supposed to be in light contact with the disc at all times.

are you sure the pads not down to the metal? Also pop the pads out and make sure theres nothign in the pad, I have seen it all, screws and nuts that were embedded int he pad when they were made etc!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

this all makes better sense now, i in fact had a problem with the drivers side brakes since i bought the car . i noticed a few times that the pad on that side locks on to the disc months ago and i had that smell of brake inside the cabin . but the pads have been renewed 6 months ago after the mot test .

i will indeed take the pads out and check the condition chris

now a weird thing here :
i have been telling about the smell in the cabin,now and again when i put my foot down i still have that smell in the cabin but never had the clutch changed at all and i have no problems with changing gears etc . i believe brake pads may cause the same sort of smell and will cause slow acceleration when i put my foot down as a ferked clutch would . am i right ???? Rolling Eyes

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

ferked clutch will cause slipping thus the smell, if it doesn;t slip no smell.

if the brakes sliders etc are siezed you get the smell and the lack of go. Also after driving a few miles the sticky brake wheel will be hotter than the other wheels.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Chris H wrote:

if the brakes sliders etc are siezed you get the smell and the lack of go. Also after driving a few miles the sticky brake wheel will be hotter than the other wheels.

i noticed that once before the pad change after going down hill i had the smell 3mins later i was home and parked the car and touched the drivers side disc through the wheels ,ended up with 1st degree burn on the finger Mad

sounds like i got it right this time Laughing

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Did you touch the other wheel disc too?? because if it were just as hot then you prob wouldn't be right Wink

And that was just down to your driving Razz

Have to find a way to let you be wrong again sorry Wink

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

if you touch a brake disc right after driving the car, faulty brakes or not, you deserve to get burned... Razz

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Yeah neal i think your right there Razz

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Xvisor wrote:

Did you touch the other wheel disc too?? because if it were just as hot then you prob wouldn't be right Wink

And that was just down to your driving Razz

Have to find a way to let you be wrong again sorry Wink

yes did touch the other one and was not as hot

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

neal with an A 19 16v wrote:

if you touch a brake disc right after driving the car, faulty brakes or not, you deserve to get burned... Razz

trust me neal ,i dont use brakes that often mate Cool

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

must drive slow then schakal.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

you said it baby , remember i am a granny in disquise Laughing

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

took both front wheels out one at a time to be able to turn them by hand and listen/check for differences .

i took this picture from drivers side driveshaft ,is that rusty bit supposed to be covered by the gaiter ?

while turning the discs by hand ,i noticed a bit of free play on both driveshafts ,the long metal bar bit makes a elipse shape rather than a smooth circle ,anything dodgy here ???

noticed this as well on passenger side ,does this gaiter need a cable tie ?????

also both brake pads look quite thick ,so back to square 1
drivers front wheel still squeeks while turning ,is it a drive shaft ????

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

righty yes pop a cable tie on the rack gaiter. TBH it needs changed but a cable tie will extend its life for a while.

the CV gaiter should be on the splined section of the shaft but as long as its not leakign I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

did you take the pads out?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

both drive shaft gaiters looked fine and had cable ties on them .
what about the eclipse movement of the driveshafts ?? is that normal ????

no did not take the pads out ,to be honest i was not sure what bolts to take out in order to remove the brake pad and did not want to go any further as i got work in a few hours .

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes thats normal, the elipse movement is there becuase of the angle of the shafts, when the cars on its wheels it spins normally. Its due to it beign a tripod joint.

1 13mm bolt then you can flip the caliper forward and take the pads out. 30 second job!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

will have a go on that one tomorrow mate ,cheers