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Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-04-2005
Hey guys....
The Svt is making some wierd nosies seems that theres a slight grinding coming from the wheel. which wheel yet... not too sure.
I've come to the conclusion its one of three things...
Wheel Bearings
Sticking caliper
Warped rotor.
Symptoms: low speed crusing. i feel a slight grinding in the wheel. and hear a rubbing noise coming from outside the car.... if i tap the brakes. the sound goes away for a few seconds then comes back... at highway speeds i dont really feel anything.
oh yeah, the wheel doesnt vibrate while braking so that may rule out warped rotor
brakes were changed 15k ago. and from what i can see the pads are fine.... and its also not a metal on metal type of grinding.
any ideas?
tonight i'm going to jack up the car when i get home from work and spin each of the wheels hopefully i can find the cause.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - Flofocus - 11-04-2005
My wheel bearing was replaced last week. My symptoms were a thud noise whenever the wheels were truning.....didnt matter what speed/breaking, etc....the noise was always there.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-04-2005
if its the wheel bearing i'm gonna flip the damn out at dixie ford...
last 3 times the car was there i said wheel bearing
theyre like... no...
especially since the car is out of warranty.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - brucktown - 11-04-2005
my car was doin the same thing, i got new brakes and it was fine ,they said my calipers had seized on one of the brakes........check the break pad, see how much is left
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - Kool_ZX3 - 11-04-2005
Could be a bearing but sounds like brakes rubbing really.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - SVT ZX3 - 11-04-2005
Steve, I know you said your gonna sell it @ 90,000km's. I just hope for you that it makes it that far. Damn, your car is cursed. What's the build number anyways? Hopefully mine wasn't made anywhere near yours.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-04-2005
499/2173...
i was going to wait till feb when i move. but now i'm waiting. damn. i really dont wanna pull down my brakes this weekend.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - Kool_ZX3 - 11-04-2005
If yah need brakes yah should all go to napa and get thier new ceramix line
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-04-2005
I certainly hope it doesnt need brakes....
I just put EBC greenstuff on all 4 corners 3 months ago
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - Kool_ZX3 - 11-04-2005
Must be a wheel bearing then, when yah jack it up check for play in the wheel, if there is more then likely it's a bearing, unless something else is loose.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-04-2005
Yeah, the only thing stopping me from thinking its the bearing is that when i tap the brake. the noise stops for 3 or 4 seconds after the pedal is released....
I hope its just some dirt or something. that i can solve with a bit of brake cleaner.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - SVT ZX3 - 11-04-2005
Maybe this?
TSB 03-20-2: Suspension Creaking
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This applies to all Foci produced from 2000 to 2003. I'll assume it's also a *possible* issue on SVT models:
SUSPENSION - Creaking, crunching, grinding or rattle noise from front suspension at slow speeds over bumps and/or while turning
NOISE - Creaking, crunching, grinding or rattle noise from front suspension at slow speeds over bumps and/or while turning
Article Application: Supercedes TSB 03-15-3
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-04-2005
I dont think it would be the suspension. because it happens when the car is going in a straight line. bumps dont effect it.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-05-2005
turned out to be a broken stud....Must have been built ford tough strange how the lugnut was still there...
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - NOS2Go4Me - 11-05-2005
Dang, at least that's all it was. How many KMs? 75,000? Or closer to your sig?
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - SVT ZX3 - 11-05-2005
Must have broke teh stud wit all dat p0wah yo!1!1!!!!
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - Flofocus - 11-05-2005
SPV 4 life. :ph34r:
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - scoobasteve - 11-05-2005
72650
also i had the rotors turned... due to a slight rubbing issue.
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - NOS2Go4Me - 11-05-2005
"The rotars were contacting the break peds... so we dun turned em" :rofl:
Brakes Or Wheelbearings - paolo - 11-05-2005
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