ST170 rubbing noise intermittent?
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ST170 rubbing noise intermittent?
My 170 will occaisionally emit a rubbing sound from the NSF of the car, its similar to the noise I had on the FRP when the NS caliper squeezed the disc on full lock. However this only occurs sporadically in the 170 and not necessarily on lock, possibly a sticking caliper but she brakes straight an true everytime. Any ideas please?
I was thinking maybe an ARB component or similar...
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I was thinking maybe an ARB component or similar...
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Thanks for the replies,its not lowered (not that Im aware of anyway ) I have checked to see if anything rubs but it doesnt necessarily happen when on lock, I reckon its the caliper sticking as its wheel rotational related. It will also happen in reverse, similar sort of rubbing noise to rust build up on the discs after washing the car.
Its going in for a cat replacement next week so I will get it checked out then.
Its going in for a cat replacement next week so I will get it checked out then.
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FYI
Right, my 1.8 zetec started doing the same thing also. Took it for an MOT yesterday and they had to replace a worn droplink bar (from the anti roll bar down) NSF.
The car came back from the garage and is now quiet again. With this in mind I removed the NSF wheel on the 170 to find my droplink bar rubbers had also perished, problem sorted. I have purchased and fitted a new pair and the noise has gone
Right, my 1.8 zetec started doing the same thing also. Took it for an MOT yesterday and they had to replace a worn droplink bar (from the anti roll bar down) NSF.
The car came back from the garage and is now quiet again. With this in mind I removed the NSF wheel on the 170 to find my droplink bar rubbers had also perished, problem sorted. I have purchased and fitted a new pair and the noise has gone
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Thats what I thought, my droplinks went on the ST200 and knocked, the noise Im trying to describe was more like a groan rather than rubbing the sort of noise a knackerd shock can make. Apologies my initial post was misleading, I had narrowed the causality down to parking on a slope and turning right. Like I said it was intermittent not as you would expect from a droplink especially when travelling over bumps, I would of picked that up straight away mate.
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I would have thought that would have made a mark on the disc if it was scraping it. No marks on mine,gonna paint brake calipers and front shockers for FordFair so will have another look when i do that. Thanx for advise though mate...
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