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wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 15:42
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just thought i'd chuck a post up and see if anyone can help before we take it somewhere to check on it.
She drives this.. idunno maybe 95 model honda civic sedan thingo. completely stocko. automatic. Its actually her mums car so yea, u get the picture.
Anyway, there is this really fkn random noise that seems to be coming somewhere from outside the drivers side window. Therefore, probably either the front right wheel or rear right
As far as we can tell, it happens completely randomly, suddenly starting, and ending suddenly. It seems to start only during sometime when she has the accelerator depressed some amount, and the only thing that always switches it off is braking, and not lightly, but like, moderate pressure level, like slowing-down-at-the-lights braking.
It sounds like... umm.. like as if there is a screwdriver with its' tip in the spokes of the rim and it's going rat tat tat tat, although she swears that u cant feel anything on the pedals or on the car as if it's slowing down or anything.
I havnt really got down on my knees n checked it out - any ideas of things to check in addition to the obvious??
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 15:56
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wheel bearings maybe?
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West Sydney
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July 2005
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 03:02
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maybe a cv joint
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Adelaide - Race Central
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June 2004
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 03:26
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yeah...sounds like the cv joints!!
does it happen whne you turn the wheel and accelerate aswell?
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brisbane
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May 2003
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 04:14
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| mithy wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 01:42 |
she swears that u cant feel anything on the pedals or on the car as if it's slowing down or anything.
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Sydney NSW
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July 2004
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 04:24
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I had a car once that had these two prongs that stuck out from the anti rattle shims in the calipers. One of them got bent so it scraped on the inside of the wheel and made a f'in annoying tapping noise.
That would explain why it goes away when she brakes?
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Brisbane, Queensland
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June 2005
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 05:01
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yeah that sounds like my celica, when i got new tyres put on, this little defector thing comming of the stone deflector got bent and was touching the back of the rim, and cause it had a weight on there from the balance it would tap at it while i was driving, yours could be just in deeper or somthing to that effect 
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Girraween,Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 06:08
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If it's got hub caps take them off & go for a drive... just a suggestion... was the cause of a funny noise on my ex's car,
other than that if it happens mainly when she is turning i'd suggest CV joints... mine are going nuts ATM... 
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wollongong NSW
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August 2003
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 06:55
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seeing as you said using the brakes gets rid of the noise i would say the pads are not fully disengaging from the discs, and are slightly touching on the disc creating the sound?
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Location:
Perth
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April 2005
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 06:58
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ooo lots of suggestions! thanks guys!
When i check it out on the weekend i'll see wat it actually is n then whoever got it rite gets a prize  lol
would be funny if it was the hub cap...
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Location:
Melbourne, Vic
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: wats wrong wiv ma girl's car?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:01
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Kia Rio's make these sought of noises when the rims crack.
Pieces of crap
-Phil
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