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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: landroverkeith on April 10, 2008, 17:38:02

Title: It Squeeks now i stopped its leaks lol
Post by: landroverkeith on April 10, 2008, 17:38:02: Evening all

Ive noticed over the past week a loud squeeling noise from the disco, so I finally dared to turn down the radio to judge this death rattle :shock: at first i thought it was a wheel bearing (again) but no

It seems to do it only when car is in gear and accelerating and or slowing down ? and the noise definatly stops if i take it out of gear and coast

the disco has a 2" inch lift so maybe the uj`s ???

any ideas guys would be lovley "apart from the take a torch to it option cos ive considered it"

cheers keith
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Post by: lee celtic on April 10, 2008, 20:39:31: Sounds like it could be a bearing in the alternator or just the belt slipping, when your coasting the engine is at idle so theres no load on the belt or bearings.
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Post by: Thrasher on April 10, 2008, 20:42:45: Sounds like a UJ - get under there and check them.
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Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 10, 2008, 23:16:54: If th UJs are squeeking they are past saving.

A squeeky belt can be elliminated by pouhring washing up liquid onto the belt, once it washes away it leaves the belt nice and clean too :)
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Post by: landroverkeith on April 11, 2008, 13:37:03: thanks guys its not the alternator as thats brand new and no its not the kind of squeel from a belt, its like the metal chattering a bearing makes when its shot lol im a dab hand at reconising that noise :oops: heheh

but i cant feel any play in the uj`s they seem solid
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Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 11, 2008, 13:39:11: I had the same with mine, they felt fine whenon the car, it wasonly when I took them off. Try a bit of grease and see if there's a difference.
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Post by: davidlandy on April 11, 2008, 15:28:05: Keith

I reckon too thats it the UJs - there may not be play evident but when you take them off you find all of the needle bearing broken up and turning into brown dust in the caps!

if you need any help bring it round
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Post by: meader on April 11, 2008, 17:10:26: mine has started to do the same thing but i have traced mine to the fan belt tensioner try to take the pressure of it and see if it stops
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Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 11, 2008, 18:24:27: Strip it and grease it now before it fails.
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Post by: landroverkeith on April 11, 2008, 18:42:46: Quote from: davidlandy on April 11, 2008, 15:28:05
Keith

I reckon too thats it the UJs - there may not be play evident but when you take them off you find all of the needle bearing broken up and turning into brown dust in the caps!

if you need any help bring it round

Been underneath the disco and greased everything i could find with a nipple lol for some reason im plastered ehehhehe :twisted: my uj`s dont have grease nipple`s on em though so :?

Ty dave might just take you up on that offer i just need to order up some uj`s then anything else ill need? i have circlip pliers already
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Post by: davidlandy on April 11, 2008, 19:21:31: I got everythin here - grease, pliers, handy little socket for getting the nuts off, nice big vice , BIG hammer

;)
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Post by: Big Rich on April 11, 2008, 22:50:42: Kill the mouse :lol:

Rich
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Post by: davidlandy on April 12, 2008, 09:09:30: a mouse :shock:

never thought that it could had been that! :doh:
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Post by: landroverkeith on April 13, 2008, 13:47:15: Quote from: Big Rich on April 11, 2008, 22:50:42
Kill the mouse :lol:

Rich

u been talking to linda again rich ? she always moaning my cars a tip in the back !