Grandad Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 I've just had new cv joint(s) and abs ring replaced on front off side wheel. On the way home I noticed a tapping sound coming from the front (gets faster with speed)and arranged to take it back to Frauds next available day. They said they couldn't hear anything when they took it out for a 3/10 mile road test and suggested it may have been something like a stone stuck in the tread. The noise is still there, you have to be on a smooth road to hear it. I have checked the tyres and jacked up the front to check that there are no loose cable ties etc. - everything appears fine. Could Frauds have upset something while they had the wheel off? Like a bearing perhaps? Come to think about it I haven't checked if they tightened up all the wheel nuts - I'll do that tonight! I presume they do have to take the wheel off to replace cv joints and abs ring? Any other thoughts before I take it back to Frauds again? Grandad (I'm not a real Grandad I used to own a Granada) Quote
bigdaddy Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 I wonder if it is a cable tie that has not been cut down to size,,,,and it is hitting a wheel or something Quote
mumof4 Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 check your tyres..i had this a couple of times...found a bit of rubber flapping in the wind and hitting the car Quote
Bigjeeze Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 check your tyres..i had this a couple of times...found a bit of rubber flapping in the wind and hitting the car Ooooh Matron!! Quote
mumof4 Posted March 19, 2006 Report Posted March 19, 2006 :lol: Well..i had to pull the rubber off to stop the flapping and noise. :ph34r: Quote
Grandad Posted March 19, 2006 Author Report Posted March 19, 2006 :lol: The tapping sound soon became a knocking noise which lessened when under acceleration but increased when foot off the accelerator, and disappeared when braking. I discovered that all the wheel nuts needed tightening on the front off side wheel!!! That's the last time I take my car anywhere near Frauds. I had originally taken the Galaxy in with a problem on the foot brake inhibitor switch which lets you press the button on the automatic gear lever, and a permanently lit abs light. Frauds they said the inhibitor switch problem was a loose connection but i also needed a new abs sensor and cv joints replacing. When I collected the car, guess what happened on the way home? the swith jammed and I couldn't move! I had to arrange another breakdown recovery vehicle to take me back to the garage. that's when they agreed with me that the brake pedal switch needed replacing after all (it was just a coincidence sir) and I then informed them of the tapping sound. To add insult to injury they even overcharged me on the original bill for another abs unit - but I had spotted that one and was reluctantly given a refund. At least they only charged me half the normal cost for the inhibitor switch replacement. Give me the tools.....................! Quote
bigdaddy Posted March 19, 2006 Report Posted March 19, 2006 Glad you got it all sorted,,,,,,,,, :lol: Why are the dealers so lax with other peoples vehicles,,,,in the end they have to fix it,,,sometimes at there cost :lol: Quote
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