What's This Noise?

[peacher]

Hi,

Been noticing a sort of metal on metal noise from the front of my scooby when turning right on full lock recently. Only seems to happen at slow speed and I had presumed it was my mudflap as they do drag along the ground after the tein coilovers were fitted. Spent an hour today removing all my mudflaps and the noise is.........still there!

Not sure what it could be as couldn't see anything loose / dangling when I took the wheels off. Just wondering if it could it be brake related, sticking caliper maybe?

Cheers,

Peter

[stevie 4]

pads might need changed

[cruz104]

Hi,

Been noticing a sort of metal on metal noise from the front of my scooby when turning right on full lock recently. Only seems to happen at slow speed and I had presumed it was my mudflap as they do drag along the ground after the tein coilovers were fitted. Spent an hour today removing all my mudflaps and the noise is.........still there!

Not sure what it could be as couldn't see anything loose / dangling when I took the wheels off. Just wondering if it could it be brake related, sticking caliper maybe?

Cheers,

Peter

Sometimes these cars suffer from diff lock that causes that noise like a crunching of metal when you turn in hard at slow speed, ask big D in the tech section he knows about these things.

Edited May 15, 2010 by cruz104

[scoobaroo]

Could be a wheel bearing, inner or outer race could be on the way out causing the caliper to catch the inside of the disc

[rig-pig]

the brake pad on the inside of the front calipers have a metal clip that rubs on the disc to make that kind of noise so you know the pads are low and need changed i would check this 1st m8

Edited May 16, 2010 by rig-pig

[peacher]

Thanks for the replies.

Rig pig - brake pads may be a good shout as I knew they were getting pretty low (hence why I have godspeed discs and pads waiting to be fitted). This may force me to get my finger out and actually get the brakes done.

[Big 'D']

It could be the dust shield mounted near the back of the disc is rubbing on the disc as you turn the corners, this is quite a common fault.

Cheers Iain

[peacher]

Just a quick update and also to thank everyone for replying. Got my Godspeed discs and pads fitted today at Hypertech (brilliant service as usual) and the noise has now gone! Must have been the brake pads that were at fault so will remind me to not let them get too worn in future.

Cheers,

Peter