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Squeaks from front of vehicle
CrazyChemist_2
Posts: 1,565 Forumite
in Motoring
Hi again,
Another query I'm afraid,
for another (different) mate of mine - he's got a Saab 900 saloon (auto) but we keep hearing a squeaking noise from the front of the car when moving around 20mph or so.
He's solved it by engaging reverse then driving off again but this only stops the squeaks for a little while. It's like the brake pads are touching the disc or something - not sure what. It was quite loud when we were driving uphill.
Any ideas?
CC :beer:
Another query I'm afraid,
for another (different) mate of mine - he's got a Saab 900 saloon (auto) but we keep hearing a squeaking noise from the front of the car when moving around 20mph or so.He's solved it by engaging reverse then driving off again but this only stops the squeaks for a little while. It's like the brake pads are touching the disc or something - not sure what. It was quite loud when we were driving uphill.
Any ideas?
CC :beer:
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Could be the "squeal" plate on the brake pads - indicates that the pads need changing. Check that first.Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Snoochie Boochies0 -
He should take it to any garage, they will check it free in my experience (in the hope that you will give the work to them).Torgwen..........
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sounds like it could be the 'wheel bearings on the car'.....to be honest, it could be one of many things!0
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Wheel bearings dont squeak - they drone.Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Snoochie Boochies0 -
900s are renound for wheel bearings, this gets my voteskiddy2k wrote:sounds like it could be the 'wheel bearings on the car'.....to be honest, it could be one of many things! In the United Kingdom 200,000 people are bitten by dogs every year and some people will die as a result. Of those bitten, 70% are children... So the question has to be asked....... Has the time come to ban children?0 -
Silent_Bob wrote:Wheel bearings dont squeak - they drone.
yeh i agree,
but, my volvo s40 had a squeeling noise, as if two metal discs were spinning on eachother.
skiddy0 -
Squeak could well be brake pads if it's at low speeds. It's not a serious problem.Happy chappy0
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crazychemist, did your mate find out what the problem was?
skiddy0 -
Cheers people for those replies - he's coming over later today so I'll ask him to look into the wheel bearings. Only problem is that the local Saab Dealership was/isskiddy2k wrote:crazychemist, did your mate find out what the problem was?
skiddy
a) crap
b) closed down
The nearest is around 40 miles away, unless he takes it to a local place or heaven forbid, Kwik-Fit (I notice a rather heated thread about them on the Vent Board atm!
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I'll break the news gently to him that it's probably the wheel bearings, but possibly the brakes, because with that car he's already had a blown cigarette lighter, headlights fuse, Air Conditioning failure and an exhaust that fell off while he was driving :rolleyes: Is the 900 a problematic car or is this guy just plain unlucky?? :rotfl: 0 -
It's probably not the wheel bearings. They rarely go and if they do then you get droning noises at higher speeds.Happy chappy0
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