High pitched noise when driving off the kerb

1. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

   #1 6th July 2012, 22:16

   hello sax , recently ive been hearing a high pitched noise when driving of the pavement ,the left side of the car , hard to explain sorry , its like a short screech of steel really loud only when the car ounces of speed bump or kirb ,sorry couldnt explain it any better , any help would be great dont have a clue what it is thanks
2. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

   #2 6th July 2012, 22:30

   its not a constant sound just a quick second high pitched metal sound
3. daveymac Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Gateshead Posts: 429 Icelandic MK2 VTR

   #3 6th July 2012, 22:56

   Does it do it while pulling away?
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4. user_10801 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Jul 2006 Somewhere nicer than you Posts: 32356 S2 Exige 240S, CLS63 AMG, Freelander

   #4 6th July 2012, 23:00

   Surely something is hanging down and scraping on the floor?
5. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

   #5 6th July 2012, 23:11

   nope nothing is hanging down ,sounds like suspension ,its when i bounce down a kirb
6. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

   #6 6th July 2012, 23:12

   no it doesnt hapen when pulling away its confusing me lol
7. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

   #7 6th July 2012, 23:13

   Why are you driving off the kerb mate?
   
   Drive maybe tbf.
8. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

   #8 6th July 2012, 23:26

   when parked , 2 wheels on pavement 2 wheels on road , when i drive off the noise happens
9. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #9 6th July 2012, 23:30

   does it happen on speed bumps?
10. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

    #10 6th July 2012, 23:31

    Drop links? they wear easily. Cheap ones.
11. OMGASAXO Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 Derby Posts: 1021 Posi saxo, flatty, Peugeot bipper, Vauxhall vectra

    #11 7th July 2012, 18:15

    Mite be your tyre catching on the lip round the arch if it's when ya on a curb or goin over bumps cause that happens to me. Does it make the noise when you got a car full of people? To solve it I got the lips rolled bye my garage, after failing to bend it out with a pair of pliers.
12. user_59080 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Glasgow Posts: 126 Saxo VTR

    #12 7th July 2012, 21:16

    thanks m8 ill have that looked at
13. tarzan Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts

    #13 7th July 2012, 21:23

    my car does this from the rear of the car and its the rear ARB end bolts needing a tighten or the axle is just fooked.