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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Greigy on 11 November 2010, 21:34

Title: Squealing!!
Post by: Greigy on 11 November 2010, 21:34

My car has started making a squealing noise whilst driving. It gets progressively quieter as you speed up and disappears completely when stopped. I'm reckoning it's brakes and there's a stone or grit or something stuck cos to say the yard where I work doesn't have the best of roads is a huge understatement. Canna get at it to have a proper look 'til the weekend what with the dark nights and no space in the garage. As I said I reckon it's brakes, that's where I'll go first, but I just wondered if there was anything else I should be taking a look at.

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: dom on 11 November 2010, 21:37

Checked PAS belt for wear?

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: Greigy on 11 November 2010, 21:46

Will do, but would that stop squealing whilst stationary? I tried moving the steering wheel when I was stopped and there was no noise. I was gonna be checking belts and the like just in case.

Cheers

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: AlexMozza on 11 November 2010, 22:15

Tighten the alternator might stop it as the belt may be lose, not helped by all the cr4p weather recently!

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: benvictors on 11 November 2010, 22:48

Sounds like a wheel bearing to me  :smug:

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: dom on 12 November 2010, 09:42

Quote from: benvictors on 11 November 2010, 22:48

Sounds like a wheel bearing to me  :smug:

Wheel bearing tends to be a thrumming/drumming noise rather than a squeeling noise though  :undecided:

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: Bellend on 13 November 2010, 01:02

Brakes, brake shield.

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: Greigy on 13 November 2010, 14:31

Job done, a bit of stone had got it's self wedged up between the disc and brake shield...phew!! thank goodness that's all it was!!. Checked all the belts etc. as well while I was at it. They're all sound. While I was in aboot there I decided to take the rocker cover of and give it a tidy up. Ended up painting it (black). I also took the rocker cover breather piece of and gave it a good clean through. It was full of emulsified oil and a bit gunky.

Title: Re: Squealing!!
Post by: dom on 13 November 2010, 15:13

Quote from: Greigy on 13 November 2010, 14:31

Job done, a bit of stone had got it's self wedged up between the disc and brake shield...phew!! thank goodness that's all it was!!. Checked all the belts etc. as well while I was at it. They're all sound. While I was in aboot there I decided to take the rocker cover of and give it a tidy up. Ended up painting it (black). I also took the rocker cover breather piece of and gave it a good clean through. It was full of emulsified oil and a bit gunky.

Glad to hear it's sorted  :cool:

And well done to Bellend for a correct diagnosis for once :afro: :grin: