Yep it always happens. Pretty much got the car up together for its week holiday at a little place I know and love in Germany and it starts making a strange noise.

The symptoms are

When driving the car, especially when warm if i turn the wheel to the right off centre it will make a squeak noise. This can be heard if just slightly turned but is more pronounced on larger tighter bends. It is not a metalic noise, more of a rubber sound ( like you have a budgie stuck in your wheel). When coming to a halt on full right hand lock the noise is louder. It is a rotational thing not constant, squeak squeak squeak.
Just been at my mates garage where we have had the car on the ramps and nothing is showing. No shiny surfaces, nothing bleeding etc.

Any ideas? only on turning right, rotational noise, not brakes they have just been replaced, made the noise before and after........

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Gary

 

Have you tried spinning the wheel with lock on while the car's in the air? (In other words is it just when the suspension is loaded?)

 

No whats your thinking?

 

Well if it's still there with your suspension unloaded then it's not:

The wheel catching anything as it rotates (as it will be in a different position) - Always rule out the obvious...

It also reduces the chance of it being suspension related....

And it will give you a better chance of hearing where it's coming from...

 

With the car on the ground I can get all around the wheel and there is clearance. That rules out the wheel catching anything I think.

Could it be the wheel bearing? I know what a knackered bearing normally sounds like and this isnt it, but could it be?

 

I wouldn't have thought it would be the wheel bearing with a squeaking noise - also with it only being with one direction makes it a bit unlikely.

Difficult question I know but can you tell roughly where the noise is coming from?

If I had to take a guess then I'd be looking at the cv joint but if it's the cv joint then I'd expect to be able to hear it while the car is in the air...

 

have you looked for something obvious like a stone stuck in the brack caliper/disc

 

Brakes were changed on Thursday the noise was there before and again after. Its more of a rubber sound than a stone / metallic sound

 

Probably jus the pads moving around before and bedding in now. Did they put some copperstate on them before installing?

 

it made the noise before the pads were put in, def not that.

 

What Car?

Possibly steering rack to columm U/J also check rack mounting bolts.

Change Suspension recently? slacken off to nut on Front Top mount rubber maybe binding up,

Regards

Tony

Tony

 

MY03 STi

Not changed anything other than brake pads. Suspension not been touched.
Steering rack to column U/J hmmmm will have a look at that tomorrow.

Funny thing is it seems to be worse when it gets warmed up......

Going to take it to Subaru 4 you tomorrow and let Len have a look

Gary

 

Good luck then Gary - may it be a simple and quick repair

 

I hope so, its just a matter of finding what it is first ...grrrr

cheers for your help all the same.


Gary

 

Is it when car is on full lock ???