davesquirrel
4th December 2016, 11:00 AM
I was expecting this to happen. I imagine they go for ages not being used while in military service, then again I expect they go straight into a workshop for a thorough check...
Left her running for five minutes or so, then went for a quick drive to the end of the road. Engine seems fine, gearbox seems fine. Nothing clunks or rattles any more than I remember it doing in June.
There is however a metallic rubbing noise that increases with speed not engine revs. Coasting along doesn't make it go away so it's not to do with links between engine and axles.
The most obvious thing I can think of it being is a rusted or slightly warped brake disc or a pad not sitting right. It did it before going out of use, but now it's heaps louder (possibly indicating more rust).
Am going to follow the long laborious process for jacking it up and get the wheel off for a better look...
EDIT: Actually no i'm not. Looking at the guards shielding the hub assembly from brake dust I can see someone has tried to bend on slightly away from the brake disc itself, the other one hasn't been. It feels like they're both touching in places, so i've tried to prise them back a bit. Aside from that, i've got a leaking hub but I don't think that is causing this - it would be a grinding noise rather than a whooshwhooshwhooshwhoosh one. Something is definitely warped as it's not constant. Ah well, she's off for a service once I move over to Newport next weekend.
Left her running for five minutes or so, then went for a quick drive to the end of the road. Engine seems fine, gearbox seems fine. Nothing clunks or rattles any more than I remember it doing in June.
There is however a metallic rubbing noise that increases with speed not engine revs. Coasting along doesn't make it go away so it's not to do with links between engine and axles.
The most obvious thing I can think of it being is a rusted or slightly warped brake disc or a pad not sitting right. It did it before going out of use, but now it's heaps louder (possibly indicating more rust).
Am going to follow the long laborious process for jacking it up and get the wheel off for a better look...
EDIT: Actually no i'm not. Looking at the guards shielding the hub assembly from brake dust I can see someone has tried to bend on slightly away from the brake disc itself, the other one hasn't been. It feels like they're both touching in places, so i've tried to prise them back a bit. Aside from that, i've got a leaking hub but I don't think that is causing this - it would be a grinding noise rather than a whooshwhooshwhooshwhoosh one. Something is definitely warped as it's not constant. Ah well, she's off for a service once I move over to Newport next weekend.