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03-12-2006, 05:31 PM | #1 | ||
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i have had this problem for a while but have chosen to ignore it but hopefully someone will be able to tell me what it is. everytime i turn the steering wheel to the right i get this like "whistling" type noise like something is rubbing on something and its really annoying. anyone know what it could be?
Also i have made a post on here before about this braking problem i have...as i come to a stop they make this like crumbling noise its kinda hard to explain, i have had the pads looked at and they are fine... |
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03-12-2006, 07:28 PM | #2 | ||
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Is the noise coming from the front of the car?
It may be that a wheel bearing is on the way out. If it is a front wheel bearing, it will be the left. I've done up a front hub replacement "how to" which has been sent off for inclusion in the Tech Resources section. There's a section in it with regards to wheel bearing diagnosis. edit: I've pm'd it to you |
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03-12-2006, 09:00 PM | #3 | ||
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yeh the noise comes from the front and it is on the left side...how much would it cost to get it fixed?
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03-12-2006, 09:24 PM | #4 | |||
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I bought my hubs off ebay @$85ea + freight (type in "au hub" on ebay). Total from memory was $190 for both hubs. Front hubs from Ford were around $135ea or something like that. For a set up workshop it would take somewhere around an hour per hub. It's not a difficult job but you may need a wheel puller and you will need a tension wrench capable of 305Nm. |
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03-12-2006, 11:00 PM | #5 | ||
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hrmmm, i have a strange vibration though the steering wheel when turning hard right, after a new rack and intermediate rack it still does it. Watching thing thread closely...
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04-12-2006, 09:20 AM | #6 | ||
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The vibration/graunching sound is air in your power steer line ... it's common ... I still have it.
You can get rid of it though ... find a decent size empty carpark and drive in tight figure 8 formation (no wheel spin necessary) ... But it will come back eventually again.
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05-12-2006, 07:31 PM | #7 | ||
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Not taking the mick, but I just had this in my ute the other day.
Check that the push pins that hold the lining in around the wheel arch haven come out/fallen off- I found a ziptie did the trick
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