Scraping knocking sound from rear of car

philster_d · January 11, 2006, 09:15

I was on the motorway today when suddenly I heard a loudish knocking sound, above say 60 it got worse.

I slowed drasticaly and dipped the cluch, it still did the noise, phew, not the engine blown.

I slowed almost to a stop and something sounds to be scuffing or rubbing at the slowest speeds its almost like a twanging elastic band.

Oh dear it sounds expensive s:? :? s:?

Any ideas?

I limped to work as I was very close.

Phil

markiii · January 11, 2006, 09:33

plastic nappy ripped loose?

philster_d · January 11, 2006, 09:36

Im gonna get out there in a minute when the rain dies down.

The wheel I couldnt get the spacer off of, at the weekend, all seems to be intact ie I didnt forget/not tighten any bolts or anything.

I think maybe this car is now suffering from its new outside life s:cry: :cry: s:cry:

markiii · January 11, 2006, 09:39

it needs a treat, to make it feel special again.

a nice big Garrett blower shoudl do it :-) :-) :-)

philster_d · January 11, 2006, 09:44

You know how to cheer me up s:)

s:) but I still have a broken car outside.....

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.....which we need on saturday in order to get to the party, oh no!
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richbay · January 11, 2006, 10:22

wheel bearing?

Anonymous · January 11, 2006, 11:21

Are you sure that it's just not some rubbish caught up on a tyre/wheel/driveshaft?

philster_d · January 11, 2006, 11:32

I justr drove it a bit.

Starting off its nearly gone.... after a min up the road and back reaching up to about 40 its doing it again.

It get louder and when I parked back in my space it was loud scrapes again.

I checked all the wheels and under trays nothing looks loose or alien.

In an hour when we get a break im going to try to jack up the back end and run it a sec and see then.

markiii · January 11, 2006, 11:35

sticky caliper?

philster_d · January 11, 2006, 11:46

I tried the brakes and the hand brake, didnt seem to make a difference to anything, that was this morning on the way in (tring to rule things out).

Phil

philster_d · January 11, 2006, 15:01

Jacked up car, distinct play in the wheel.

Loosened and re tightened nuts, will test drive soon to see if this was the problem or not.

edward.carter · January 11, 2006, 15:05

could be wheel bearings then as previously suggested