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northyracing

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Grinding/ rumbling noise
« on: July 04, 2013, 08:48:14 pm »
At lows speeds like walking pace I get a grinding/ rumbling noise comeing  from front of my car almost sounds and feels like rusty discs but soon as I hit over walking pace it's back to normal no noise what so ever

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2013, 11:10:56 pm »
Something stuck? Sounds like mine did (thread on here about caliper). Could be small so only here when car moving slowly?
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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2013, 08:05:03 am »
Something stuck? Sounds like mine did (thread on here about caliper). Could be small so only here when car moving slowly?

Yeah thats sounds about right actually. Never thought of caliper i will have to investigate that

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2013, 10:17:44 pm »
May sound daft but does this happen at around 1800 revs or so..? Even if stood still? My 1.6 fsi has a noise that sounds similar to yours and it is my air intake that vibrates but when someone else presses the throttle and I put a bit of pressure on the top of it with my hand or something the noise stops.. Could be the same thing so give that a try and have a look at that..

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2013, 09:51:14 am »
Nah its only when moving slowly i tried the brakes but its not that it almost sounds like driveshafts rubbing on something like a dry bearing noise if that makes sense

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2013, 05:24:31 pm »
Manual or auto?

If manual not uncommon for clutch rattle noise at tick over !

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2013, 06:08:01 pm »
Manual. It's not clutch it's when the car is moving even out of gear at very low speeds

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2013, 07:33:30 pm »
Try driving at the same slow speed going full lock to lock (in large open space) to see if the noise stops in either direction.

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2013, 08:14:01 pm »
Tried the steering and its not that

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2013, 08:38:12 pm »
Double check the rear brakes cause it sounds more like a lazy handbrake cable!

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2013, 10:01:48 pm »
It's from the front end sound like its down by the driveshafts/ gearbox in the center

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2013, 10:33:33 pm »
Cv joints normal just click under full lock when failing.

Wheel bearing - check for play but normal signs are at speed and when not at speed they tend to be well worn so have plenty free play!

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2013, 10:43:42 pm »
At speed no noise whatsoever only literally walking pace it's hard to explain the noise

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2013, 07:06:03 pm »
Listening abit more today its sounds like drive shafts grinding anyone had similar

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Re: Grinding/ rumbling noise
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2013, 07:10:13 pm »
What tyres do you have on the front?