Annoying sound when LH side of car loaded up :(

[LukeyST]

G'day,

Annoyingly, my car has developed a repetitive squeak from the LH side when the suspension is loaded up (does it with a car full of people and/or when turning right). I'm not certain if it is coming from the front or the rear (i think it may be from the front), but when driving with the windows down i can hear it loudly echoing off nearby buildings/landscape, I'm positive it has something to do with the wheels as its frequency increases with speed. I've had a look under the car and checked out if somethings clashing as the wheel/s turn but i can't find anything

Anyone experienced this in there AU or know what it might be? Its something i want to get on top of asap because the noise is very loud

Car is an AU3 XR6 VCT (so has IRS if that makes a difference).

Thanks!

[frd906]

could be the bushes

[ronwest]

I'd be ruling out handbrake before I chased more complex causes.

[LukeyST]

Thanks for the quick replies fella's..

Originally Posted by frd906

could be the bushes

Hmm I'll look into it, but the way it seems to make the sound with rotation of the wheel it seems a strange cause.

Originally Posted by ronwest

I'd be ruling out handbrake before I chased more complex causes.

Hadn't thought of the handbrake, is it possible that as the suspension compresses its tensioning the cable? If so it may very well be it!

[ronwest]

Originally Posted by LukeyST

Hadn't thought of the handbrake, is it possible that as the suspension compresses its tensioning the cable? If so it may very well be it!

Dunno but whenever I hear of a "squeak, squeak, squeak" sound that increases with speed and bounces off fences, buildings etc I go first to handbrake.

Easiest way to test is to pull it on a few notches and see if the squeak goes away.

If not, I'd probably look for something wheel associated. Hub, stone caught between wheel and dust cover (if you've got them)... that sort of thing.

[sd1800]

Definetely sounds like the handbrake. My little trick is reverse back at about 10-15kmph and then pull up the handbrake hard. This should fix it for a couple of days.

[LukeyST]

It was the handbrake fella's, adjusted it up this afternoon and now its dead quiet! Cheerin. I can't believe i hadn't thought of it being the handbrake on my own lol.

Thanks for the help, i appreciate it.

[ronwest]

Originally Posted by LukeyST

It was the handbrake fella's

That's good news... at least you get to spend your money on christmas pressies instead of the car

[LukeyST]

Yes and no, got insurance due on the 18th

Could of been worse but hey

[ronwest]

Originally Posted by LukeyST

Yes and no, got insurance due on the 18th

Eek! Terrible time of year for major bills. Pay 6 months and get it to the middle of the year (unless you also do "Christmas in July", lol)

[LukeyST]

Lol its ok i've prepared for it this time around, better off getting it out of the way for 12 months despite the terrible timing.