Noise when driving a bit fast!

[JimyFloyd]

Hi guys,

Did a search on grinding noise but couldn't really get an answer.

Basically just had a country lane thrash and every fast corner i took that was tightish the car was making a really loud grind. It was doing this before, but one real sharp corner came up at 60ish and now it makes a real loud grind on even smaller corners??

Found that it might be EDL, but it just doesn't sound normal!

Any suggestions? (It's a 2001 Cupra btw)

Thanks

James

 

[CupraTgirl]

Hi guys,

Did a search on grinding noise but couldn't really get an answer.

Basically just had a country lane thrash and every fast corner i took that was tightish the car was making a really loud grind. It was doing this before, but one real sharp corner came up at 60ish and now it makes a real loud grind on even smaller corners??

Found that it might be EDL, but it just doesn't sound normal!

Any suggestions? (It's a 2001 Cupra btw)

Thanks

James

Is it lowered? Does it have bigger wheels?

It could be the arches rubbing?

 

[davidol]

stone stuck between pad and disk? mines had this for ages, annoys the crap out of me but havent got round to doing it yet!

 

[JimyFloyd]

Is it lowered? Does it have bigger wheels?

It could be the arches rubbing?

No not lowered and it's on standard alloys!

Is it a case of taking the wheel off and having a goosie gander?!?

Kinda scary, but it's not a grinding under breaking it's just when cornering hard? Really strange!

Could it be the bearings??

Thanks,

James

 

[CupraPower]

i would say wheel bearing.

 

[CupraTgirl]

Yeah but doesnt a Wheel Bearing normally make a kind of whirring noise and that can be whilst going in a straight line?

 

[chris999]

drive shaft, CV joint????!!!!! just trying to sound clever!!! on my last car which was a peugeot when i went round a corner it used to make similar noises and it was the CV joint.

 

[biggaz]

wheel bearings in my experience have always whirred lol while driving at most speeds and more so in straight lines?
As cupraTgirl says!

 

[CupraTgirl]

drive shaft, CV joint????!!!!! just trying to sound clever!!! on my last car which was a peugeot when i went round a corner it used to make similar noises and it was the CV joint.

IIRC a CV Joint needing replacement would make more of a knocking noise!

 

[CupraTgirl]

I think rather than pin point it on something as bad as these things, geta garage to look at it and then they should be able to confirm what it is

I still stick by something as simple as your arches rubbing or something as that can make a terrible noise! Although i cant see how it would do that on standard suspension but then again mine is standard and over really big dips at speed mine has rubbed so it could be that

Oh the other option is you dont do 60mph round tight bends

 

[andythom]

Could be a wheel bearing, if its a front it'll only do it mostly on corners, rears tend to be constant......

have you check stuff like wheel bolts are tight and pressure in tyres correct?

could be that simple

 

[Damo]

See here..........

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=89400

You never know!

 

[jenk]

I have similar ever since lowering it, i have raised the front but its still doing it on heavy/fast cornering. My guess is CV.

 

[JimyFloyd]

But the sound is more from the back...they don't have CV joints do they? Or do they just have a sleeve??

Cheers for the replies, gonna jack it up and have a look when i get back to my trolley jack!

 

[andythom]

But the sound is more from the back...they don't have CV joints do they? Or do they just have a sleeve??

Cheers for the replies, gonna jack it up and have a look when i get back to my trolley jack!

Check the tyre pressure....state of the tyre, nuts and play in the wheel......

rear wheels bearings are common...