Thread: Expensive sounding noise

I may be wrong but I chased a noise similar to this one to discover that it was the hand brake, if you pull on the hand brake slightly can you make the noise again?? (careful dont reef it on)

Hi Dumphri
Did you start off on an unsealed road????
If so it could have been a rock caught between the disc and wheel,a long shot but a possibility.Have a look for fresh scratching on the inside of a wheel.
Goodluck
Andrew

Djam I hope that is it - makes sense that it just went away if so (will check tomorrow morning on way to work and let you know). I had driven the car for about 20km before the sound suddenly became apparent - is this similar to what you experienced or did you vehicle make this sound soon after you pulled off (the sound mine made had a definate pulse to it)

Landy - no dirt road use for a while - was just driving down your normal sh*%t Sydney secondary road.

Thks for the swift replys..Daz

I have seen it start after driving a short distance as things heat up if there is something dragging, I have also seen it happen when moving off when its cold with mine some corruption built up on the (brand new) pads once I cleaned it out and adjusted it it was all ok. I once had a 40 series toyota make some horrible noises intermittently and found that a spring had broken and ocassionally fell into the works.

Hope that this is all it is

Lay off the Baked Beans and chilli??

id say handbrake as well.....
it may not have released fully and was rubbing enough to heat up.....
when you stopped it had a chance to cool down...and when you used it and
then released it to take off again it may have gone back into place.....

to check this and make sure everything is ok.....
you need to unbolt the rear prop shaft....then remove the handbrake drum....
(the handbrake will need to be off at this stage so make sure to chock the wheels....)
then you can hose away(do not blow with compressed air) any brake dust
and check to make sure there is no oil on the brake linings......
give it a chance to dry a bit before you put the drum back on......

the drum should spin freely when fitted.....box in neutral.......
if all is ok.....refit the rear prop shaft.....

Could'nt be a front diff stripping itself could it? You would have to put it in 4wd to keep going?
I am not all that familiar with newer Defenders, but it crossed my mind, as I did one once in a series Landie.

if it was a diff.....i dont think the noise would go away........
same if it was a transfer case or any other bearing......hence the handbrake theory.....