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146 suspension / steering loud scraping noise
Info wrote:
> Howdy, > > My sister bought, a few years ago and against my advice, a 146 1.4 TS from > a relative of ours. > > The guy is a 'grease monkey'; he has been working on cars for many a > decade but is basically too lazy and too self-centered to do things right. > We have found evidence of this in that he completely re-wired the rear > lights to provide electrics (the basis of many fun stories with most alfas > anyway) for his caravan, he used an old, cut-up Fiat air filter to replace > the one in the Alfa, and drilled holes in the bottom of the doors to > 'inject anti-rust stuff'. > > Aargh indeed. Needless to say over the last years we found several things > very wrong with the car. > (NB our dad has been kaning about his 146 diesel for seven years on end > and never found anything wrong with it.) > > The current problem, however, takes the cake. We'd really appreciate if > anybody can give us a clue about what could be the matter : > From the right front wheel, comes a scraping noise; quite loud, > particularely when turning the wheel. We looked at the brakes but could > find nothing the matter. Braking itself is still good, and last week the > car was MOT'ed (which is quite strict over here in Belgium). Other than > confirming there was a loud noise, the mechanics there could make us none > the wiser. The only thing I can think of is that something is rubbing. Plastic weather shield, brake hose / union or something perhaps? \ -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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In article >, catman@cuore-
rustsportivo.co.uk says... > > The only thing I can think of is that something is rubbing. Plastic > weather shield, brake hose / union or something perhaps? > Do alfas with struts use a replacable top bearing? Wonder if it happens when the wheel is turning? Could be wear damage to the top strut bearing/bush surface? -- The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com |
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MeatballTurbo wrote:
> In article >, catman@cuore- > rustsportivo.co.uk says... >> >> The only thing I can think of is that something is rubbing. Plastic >> weather shield, brake hose / union or something perhaps? >> > Do alfas with struts use a replacable top bearing? > > Wonder if it happens when the wheel is turning? > > Could be wear damage to the top strut bearing/bush surface? No idea at all -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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