a j riley

Guys and Gals

MY 00 Wagon UK spec 26,500 miles

Driving along with my front passenger window down i can hear what is best described as a sort of light tambourine type of jangle / rattle from the front passenger side of the car.
Ive checked all the accessible bits to see if anythings loose... but to no avail.

It doesnt seem to be speed related although it goes away av low speed , it doesnt disapear when the brakes are applied.
Any thoughts? or similar experiences

The noise is loud enough to hear when driving at speed especially when a wall or similar reflects the sound back.

Butty

iTrader: (2)

Perhaps the front pad wear spring is rattling? Are you still on the original pads?
Nick

a j riley

Nick
Yes I am on the origonal set, they are due for replacement along with new discs under warranty in the next couple of weeks anyway.

Pardon my ignorance, but wear spring ?
No warning light ?
AJ

Butty

iTrader: (2)

Well they can either be seen as a poor mans wear indicator or a simplisitic but brilliant diagnostic tool to avoid electrical glitches you get with some fancier systems (oh I remember my 80s Escort and stuffing silver paper into the connections).
On each pair of pads is a steel clip that is meant to make a noise as the pad wears down to replacement level.
Mine seem to come loose regularly and make a tinkling noise that I can hear with the window down.

I may be TOTALLY WRONG and it could be something a bit more serious but start with the simple things first.

Nick

Davvers

I had a similar sound - it was the aerial lead jiggling about in the fromt A pillar - ?