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Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:58 pm
by psquiddy
It sounds like I have a flat tyre until I get to about 30mph, then seems ok - any suggestions? I have jacked up the front wheels and all seems solid and connected, no obvious problems.
Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:05 pm
by jaylee
Had a similar problem a couple of years ago... dub,dub,dub,dub,dubdubdubdubdubdubdub.... Speed related!
For me it turned out my font off side tyre was like an egg!

Pot holes...
Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:29 am
by MAZABON
try swaping the front wheels, one side to the other see if the sound moves with it, then you will know if its the wheel/tyre or not
Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:40 am
by daveblueozzie
Make sure your nuts are tight

and if you have alloy wheels that they are the correct nuts for the wheel, i had my wheels balanced 5 times before the fault of the wrong nuts being found.
Make sure you have spigot rings if you have alloy wheels,(plastic ring that fits on the hub)
Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:48 am
by Muzorewa
Could just be unevenly worn tyres especially if it's a 4WD with a viscous coupling that is past its best.
Ours is fine on new tyres but when they're well worn on the inside edge (still loads left in the centre and outside edge) I get odd noises at about 20mph. Every time I put new tyres on it's like a different vehicle.
Oh, and our VC is WELL past its best

Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:09 pm
by progroup
How many kilometers on the vehicle

Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:10 pm
by Muzorewa
Ours?
Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:07 pm
by progroup
Muzorewa wrote:Ours?
No I'm sorry, I meant 'psquiddy'

Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:29 pm
by psquiddy
Its done about 105000 miles but the problem has come on in the last week (it may have been there before but it is now very noticeable) - we have been in the outer hebrides this week and some of the potholes are awesome so it may have brought matters to a head.
We are now in Ullapool, which seems to be as far away from a tyre shop as is possible to get - it drives ok (ish) but I am thinking I should divert to Inverness (70 miles each way) to get it checked out.
Re: Help please - wheel noise
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:00 pm
by psquiddy
Got it checked out at Ullapool garage, tucked away in Ullapool on Mill Street - they put it straight on the ramps and spent 20 minutes looking it over - nothing to report apart from a bit of normal wear and tear, so I can stop worrying now.
I would recommend these chaps if you are in the area.