chink

I know its a ford forum but im getting no help on scoobynet and im close to kicking the dam thing

The problem is when i'm driving and put any sort of left lock on its making like a grinding scrapping noise faster I go faster it gets, ive checked the basics wheels catching etc stripped the brakes all fine
when I drive the vehicle and left foot brake it the noise still occurs when i put right lock on the noise stops
all cv boots are fine could it be a cv joint or gearbox issue cheeRS chink

Retro Al

iTrader: (1)

Fucked rack?

Retro Al

iTrader: (1)

Could be cv joint sounds a bit like when my vans cv joint collapsed,a bit of the metal holding the bearings in had broke and there was a bearing loose making the noise

chink

its weird the slightest touch of left lock it starts more lock louder it gets

arse end happy

Could be wheel bearing if its the cassette typei had one not long ago where u from I'm in rickmanswort if ur near pop down ill soon tell ya I work on them every day

chink

im from leeds mate

arse end happy

If its bug eye or later I would say wheel bearing

phil_focus

So its making a noise when turning left but when you turn right it goes away?
Sounds like wheel bearing to me. My focus did exactly the same when the rear bearing went. No play in it but it was fucked!

GUZZLER

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Check the wheel bearings properly, it could be the front diff

chink

i thought wheel bearings worked opposite wheels so if i turned left right bearing would make the noise??
hope its not the front diff it has the dccd gearbox

arse end happy

I've not had any probs yet with them have with wheel bearings but they are hard to sus cos with no weight on them they feel fine but its hard to judge on the phone lol

RichieST

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Yes when you turn left, the right side of the car gets heavier so that side will make bearings rumble more if they are fooked.

Try jacking it up and spinning the wheels to see if you can hear anything.

Cossie Sean

i used to change shitloads of hubs when i was at the subaru specialists, classics normaly destroy the hub or refuse to let the bearing press out

giving the symptoms you describe.

jack it up, spin the wheels/drive it with all 4 wheels off the floor

touch the strut and feel for "harshness" on all 4 corners

this is the only way to diagnose properly

hope this helps

chink

turned out to be a cv joint put a recon shaft in sat morning all sorted now cheers

phil_focus

Glad you sorted it.