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Title: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: Debs. on 22 February 2010, 22:34:19
Did you find out what was making the odd-noise, Tunnie?......I must have missed the post; `just curious!
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2010, 22:37:19
Thanks for asking  :)

not yet, stripped down the front brakes this evening, all looked well. Took it for a drive, noise still there, hard-ish right lock 20-30 mph, metal rotating / grinding noise, which increased with speed, sounded disc related but fronts look ok as do the pads (which are brand new)

Inspecting rear brakes tomorrow   :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 22 February 2010, 22:40:35
Not seen your other thread.

Had problems in the past with the dust plates that stop dirt getting in on the inside of the disks, suffering once from something jamming and on one car, not sure which make I suffered damage from one that was rusting away.

Worth checking.  :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: Debs. on 22 February 2010, 22:42:03
 :y Thankyou for the update.....`will await your final diagnosis! ;)
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2010, 22:42:21
dust plates? Not sure what you mean? - Discs are 2 years old, and GM  :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: Lazydocker on 22 February 2010, 22:43:47
Just a thought... Check All the ant roll bar mountings/bushes :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: The Red Baron on 22 February 2010, 22:45:39
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dust plates? Not sure what you mean? - Discs are 2 years old, and GM  :y
metal plates behind the disc`s. can rub on the back of the disc, just like the noise you are getting. :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 22 February 2010, 22:45:44
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dust plates? Not sure what you mean? - Discs are 2 years old, and GM  :y


Not sure if the Migs have them.

It's a back plate thats is fixed, so that crap and dust does not afect the inside of the disk, genrarly better inspected with the disc off, but can possibly be checked ok with the front wheels on full lock.
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 22 February 2010, 22:47:39
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-parts/backing-plates.htm

Look at the disc in the pic, there is a dust/back plate behind it that is slightly larger.   :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2010, 22:49:05
disc movement was ok, dust on the pads but they were brand new while ago. Must be something brake related as it started just after i stomped on the brakes to avoid MrIcan'tuselanes  >:(
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: The Red Baron on 22 February 2010, 22:56:14
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disc movement was ok, dust on the pads but they were brand new while ago. Must be something brake related as it started just after i stomped on the brakes to avoid MrIcan'tuselanes  >:(
if you spun them whilst straight ahead it would be, i had the same problem, noise would only appear on full lock with weight on it. drove me nuts for days until i sussed it.
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2010, 22:59:33
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disc movement was ok, dust on the pads but they were brand new while ago. Must be something brake related as it started just after i stomped on the brakes to avoid MrIcan'tuselanes  >:(
if you spun them whilst straight ahead it would be, i had the same problem, noise would only appear on full lock with weight on it. drove me nuts for days until i sussed it.

Hummm , might need to re-vist the front brakes then, and take the disc off  :(
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2010, 22:59:57
actually i have some new discs in garage, might fit those anyway
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: The Red Baron on 22 February 2010, 23:02:17
dont need to take the discs off, try bending the plates away from the disc a little.
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2010, 23:04:32
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dont need to take the discs off, try bending the plates away from the disc a little.
Thinking about it, if i had lock on, and stomped on the brakes it could have bent them?  :-/

My neighbours must my car is very unreliable, i am always out there, taking wheels off, bonnet up  ;D
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: The Red Baron on 22 February 2010, 23:06:28
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dont need to take the discs off, try bending the plates away from the disc a little.
Thinking about it, if i had lock on, and stomped on the brakes it could have bent them?  :-/

My neighbours must my car is very unreliable, i am always out there, taking wheels off, bonnet up  ;D
is a possibility :y
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: TheBoy on 23 February 2010, 19:02:00
Well?



BTW, your neighbours drive shitboxes. How boring.
Title: Re: Tunnie`s noise?
Post by: tunnie on 23 February 2010, 19:05:44
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Well?



BTW, your neighbours drive shitboxes. How boring.

Which ones? One of them has an MX5, one moved away, he had an XKR  8-)

Details here: http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1266925553

All fixed  :D