what have you done to your car today ?

[Rich.T]

I havnt tried to be honest. If it is drive shaft, it should still make the noise when rhe car is lifted.

 

[Rich.T]

Sounds like one or both CV joints have crapped themselves

Have you heard a noise like it before?
Its a new one on me.

 

[iammooks]

I havnt tried to be honest. If it is drive shaft, it should still make the noise when rhe car is lifted.

Yep - just trying to work through a process of elimination.

It doesn't sound like a brake noise to me, and I don't know enough about the CV joints to say either way on that, but it's definitely a rotational thing, and I'm starting to wonder about the bearing, or at least something hub related.

The fact that it seems to happen every rotation in the same spot is helpful too - when it's random, it's a nightmare...

Sorry if you've already said about the bearings. To me though, it sounds like the nose a bearing makes when it's not flush - but I only say that from riding bikes and obviously it'll sound different on a car from how it sounds on a bicycle...


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[Rich.T]

The only thing i can add is there is no play in the bearing and the gaiters are all in tact.
Also the video i couldnt post had 2 squeaks. At say 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock per one rotation of the wheel.

 

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[MoToJoJo]

Like @iammooks said, sounds like driveshaft area.

One test I'd do is low gear low speed WOT acceleration. If it sounds like a jet engine I think your bearing may be the trouble. Don't think it is the bearing but it's worth ruling out.

And a stupid question but is your engine looking level in the engine bay? Again, it's just about ruling stuff out

 

[MoToJoJo]

I don't have the space, but I do like doing the spanner work - but that has led me to places I'm probably not qualified to work or I'm a bit out of my depth. It just really gets to me the amount of money some people spend at garages when if they have the time, it's an easy job, and I haven't really worked out where to stop.

The car still drives though, so I can't have done too much damage over the years.

I'm just looking at tools to do the nearside front wheel bearing while it's on the car. I find the biggest problem is that I'm not as fit as I used to be, so the heavy jobs knacker me out.

Thankfully most of the jobs I need to do right now are in the engine bay, but we all know that's not without its problems, and those jobs always mean I end up with raw knuckles - even if I'm just topping up the washer fluid.


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I find the best thing about working on these cars is how cheap spares are. For my front wheel bearings I picked up a pair of hubs, rebuilt them and had someone press the bearings out/in (good job too as one near maxed out the press, I'm told it was quite an explosive experience). Took a day to swap them over (although I had new shocks going in which also saved time)

 

[MoToJoJo]

Done today? Buttoned everything up in the engine bay, started car, no issues (yay! I'm not a complete idiot!), turned off car, swore repeatedly at self for forgetting to put oil in it (I retract my previous statement), put oil in it, fitted EBC Bluestuff pads on the front, got most of the fittings done for the Maxton front splitter

 

[iammooks]

Done today? Buttoned everything up in the engine bay, started car, no issues (yay! I'm not a complete idiot!), turned off car, swore repeatedly at self for forgetting to put oil in it (I retract my previous statement), put oil in it, fitted EBC Bluestuff pads on the front, got most of the fittings done for the Maxton front splitter

I've got a lot of respect for anyone who does a cambelt. It's not just getting the timing right, it's getting access, from the hoses full of liquid to taking off the engine mount. It's a proper job.


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[MoToJoJo]

I've got a lot of respect for anyone who does a cambelt. It's not just getting the timing right, it's getting access, from the hoses full of liquid to taking off the engine mount. It's a proper job.


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Hardest part (not including finding info on torque settings etc) was the bracket from the engine to the engine mount. Closely followed by all those f*#$ing spring clips

 

[Rich.T]

Did you replace the water pump?

 

[MoToJoJo]

Yup, never understood when people don't get that done at the same time

 

[Rich.T]

Yup, never understood when people don't get that done at the same time

I would have put that down as one of the worst parts of the job. Drain the rad and coolant still pisses out when you remove the water pump and it gets everywhere!

 

[MoToJoJo]

I changed all the coolant pipes (silicones and prooer clips), thermostat and housing, temp sensor so it was going to happen anyway.

 

[Nam-uk]

sounds like a Rachet winding wtf not heard that before, have you removed the cv boot clip and had a look at the bearings if dry? or check any rips in boot? cv boot clips been changed on mine a few times and had 3 cv boots also

 

[Alexis27]

Have you heard a noise like it before?
Its a new one on me.

 

[Rich.T]

Yep, i get that noise.
But what i have doesn't sound like bearing or cv. But it must be one or the other.

 

[Alexis27]

It doesn't sound like the bearing to me. That's a softer whumph-whumph or drone

 

[Rich.T]

Yeh, hasnt got the bearing drone at speeds and doesnt have the cracking noise you get from a cv. No play in the bearing.
Its a wierd one.
Its fine when i 1st jump in the car. Starts making the noise once ive done a few miles but i always get the noise on roundabouts. Like a scraping noise can be heard from inside the car.
Havnt noticed anyone look at the car as ive driven past em wondering what the noise is so not sure how loud it is outside.
Its a definate head scratcher.

 

[Manic172]

Is this a new electric leon.. very quiet running.. apart from the squeeze