- Jul 30, 2007
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Hi Damien.Sorry to bother you again.
I took onboard all of your advice regarding the above problem I had and im very grateful.
This weekend,after no end of cleaning with emery paper and brake cleaner,decided to renew the 2 side friction pads.(2 new ones were in the front locker when we purchased the van which saved us a few pounds).
After renewing pads and cleaning towball once more with the emery paper and brake cleaner,I took the van for a test run around north Bristol using all the roundabouts and turnings i could.
For the first 3-4 miles...no noises whatsoever..perfect.
Then it began again.Very slighly at first and by the time I had got back to the storage compound(a total of about 10 miles)the creaking and groaning was as bad as before.
I remember you saying that it does take a while for the pads/towball to "bed in" so i will have to persevere.
Just one point i would like to ask though..
I have 2 grease nipples on top of the stabiliser.
If these are dry and require greasing,would that add to the noises i am getting,or are these grease points not associated with that?
Adrian.
I took onboard all of your advice regarding the above problem I had and im very grateful.
This weekend,after no end of cleaning with emery paper and brake cleaner,decided to renew the 2 side friction pads.(2 new ones were in the front locker when we purchased the van which saved us a few pounds).
After renewing pads and cleaning towball once more with the emery paper and brake cleaner,I took the van for a test run around north Bristol using all the roundabouts and turnings i could.
For the first 3-4 miles...no noises whatsoever..perfect.
Then it began again.Very slighly at first and by the time I had got back to the storage compound(a total of about 10 miles)the creaking and groaning was as bad as before.
I remember you saying that it does take a while for the pads/towball to "bed in" so i will have to persevere.
Just one point i would like to ask though..
I have 2 grease nipples on top of the stabiliser.
If these are dry and require greasing,would that add to the noises i am getting,or are these grease points not associated with that?
Adrian.