squeaking, banging , pulling to the left

1. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

   #1 10th December 2010, 23:17

   my westcoast has started making some weird noises.. ill try and explain the best i can... when im driving along at low speeds i can hear like a rubber squeking, and its coming from the passenger side wheel area.. Also when im going round a bend/corner its making a banging sound (d,d,d,d,d,) sounds like that if you get me lol. and when i put my put down the steering wheel pulls quite strong to the left..
   
   sorry for the rubbish explanation but i cant think of another way to describe it.. any thought on what this could be..
   
   cheers
2. user_31412 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 ★ West / North Yorkshire ★ Posts: 1653

   #2 10th December 2010, 23:45

   Passenger side outer CV joint - probably beyond repair now - just replace the driveshaft - at least the N/S is the easy side
3. bengtt5 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 bournemouth Posts: 272 ph2 clio 172

   #3 11th December 2010, 00:38

   could be a dislocated or broken spring maybe
4. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

   #4 11th December 2010, 08:10

   cheers for the replys, i check the spring out later, a mate of mine drove it and said, he thinks the squeakin could be the wheel bearing, and the bangin mite be nakard driveshafts,, how can i check these two things.. Still stuck on why its pullin to the left hard on acceleration tho...
5. obeone Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 117

   #5 11th December 2010, 08:16

   If the wheel bearings gone you can usually feel play on the wheel when you jack it up and with hands at 12.00 and 6.00 oclock try to move the wheel towards and away from the car.Spin the wheel and listen for rough sounds.
   For the drive shaft jack the car up and grab the shaft and try to move it up and down at either end and you should see a lot of movement where the rubber boots are.Spin the wheel and watch and you might see the problem
6. sam2kk8 Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 South East - Bromley Posts: 1106 Starlet GT Turbo [jap import]

   #6 11th December 2010, 08:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by outrage_uk Passenger side outer CV joint - probably beyond repair now - just replace the driveshaft - at least the N/S is the easy side

   probley this, just take the wheel off and have a look for any damage to it (tears or rips in the rubber joint...)
   
   easy to replace..buy a new 1 from SMF for £80or 2nd hand for about £20- £30 and just loosen everything off and pop it on...no need to drain anything if your quick
7. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

   #7 11th December 2010, 11:22

   ive just finished work so im gonna go out and look for signs of the wheel bearing goin, and check my driveshaft... what could be causing it to pull to the left tho...
8. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #8 11th December 2010, 14:59

   pulling to the left could be a number of thing my bet would be fucked ball joint on the wishbone. get a pry bar underneeth the cv joing and tyr and move the ball joint and get a m8 to pull the wheel with his hands top and bottom you should see play or your mate my feel it. as for the weird noise i;d say driveshaft.
9. user_31412 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 ★ West / North Yorkshire ★ Posts: 1653

   #9 11th December 2010, 15:06

   A nackered CV joint will make it pull to the side because its not turning freely - infact the squeaking and banging are all the bearings in the joint grinding together - metal on metal

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10. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

    #10 11th December 2010, 15:21

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by outrage_uk A nackered CV joint will make it pull to the side because its not turning freely - infact the squeaking and banging are all the bearings in the joint grinding together - metal on metal

    you right mate, my driveshaft is nakard , the bearing is fine, coudlnt feel any movement at all when i rocked the wheel.. cheers
11. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

    #11 11th December 2010, 22:31

    to save opening a new thread, my mate has got A 1.1 106 sittin iin his yard, will the passenger side driveshaft fit my westcoast,, cheers
12. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #12 12th December 2010, 01:50

    what year is the 106? around the year 2000 the ends of the drive shafts changed, early cars like my mk1 vtr and your westcoast have flat ones and the later cars have tapered ones, and you cant mix and match lol
13. jakeyboi Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Coalville, Leicestershire Posts: 1000 mk6 fiesta

    #13 12th December 2010, 10:48

    the 106 is a v reg ,
14. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #14 15th December 2010, 02:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jakeyboi the 106 is a v reg ,

    thats the change over year iirc so double check