Strange noises from beneath

Ben P,
In my experience, greasing up nipples only created more noise. LOL.
Cheers,
Bros.

Hi Ben P,
My wheels make an ungodly noise when the pads (brake) are worn to the limit.worth a look.Hope this helps.
JD

Hi Ben I had a very squeaky loud noise coming from the front end of the Paj a while ago,it only happened when the car was on full lock and moving.Traced it to the bump stops on the steering.It was metal to metal,smeared some grease on and wala!! comes back now and then but just pull out finger full of grease and alls quiet again.

Ben,

This is a cut 'n paste from Post ID 28683, that I did last year. Like you I had a 1989 Ford Mav at the time (sometimes I wish I still had it!). NB - it's a cut 'n paste within a cut 'n paste!!

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I'm not sure if the new Patrols ahve the same front end set up as the old ones, but here's what I found on my old 1989 GQ Maverick (Nissan) ute. It's an edited reprint from a rely I made on the forum last year. Hope it helps.

Copy 'n past start.............."inside the front locking hub there is a spacer ring. It's easy to get access to it. Just remove the Allen screws (11mm metric) and tap off (gently) the outer hub. Inside there you'll see the locking clutch. Around the outside of that clutch is very thin steel ring that looks like part of the whole assemby. It isn't. It fits between the aluminium outer casing and the inner clutch asembly. These rings can 'catch' on the clutch hub and create high temperatures through friction. When they are really dry and 'catching' they can make a very elusive rattling sound. It took me weeks to track this noise down when it happened to me. Just remove the ring and have a look at it. If it looks burnt or scarred then it's 'catching'. Rub down the high spots on the inside of the ring and on the outside of the clutch assembly with fine emery cloth or wet 'n dry pape, put some grease on it and put it back. Be careful with removing & replacing the circlip. It's tricky........."

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I had to do that way out in the bush. It was driving me insane listening to that noise. I sat on the bonnet of the truck whilst my son drove. Hanging onto the bull bar over the front of the truclk............listening, listening..........I musta been mad but I found it.

BILBO

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Bilbo

G'day Ben,
I just went through this with the 98 GU, not sure if the GQ is set up the same way but on the GU there is an 'early warning system' on the brake calipers that lets you know your pads are getting low.
When your pads get to a certain thickness there is a thin piece of metal that scrapes lightly in the outside of the rotor to let you know it's time for new pads, if you're like me and don't know about it, trying to figure what this light scraping noise is, is a bloody nightmare.
Might be worth checking.

Avagoodn
Pezza

Ben,
Have you been off road of late ? Check the simple things first, you might have some mud, a stick or even a peice of gravel caught on top of the caliper or on the metal backing plate behind the disk.

These things in my experince makes some wonderful grinding noises.

Cheers,
Mal

Ben, I know is going to sound strange but if you have a speedo "cable" ie; not electric, disconnect it at the gearbox and go for a drive. You'll be amazed at the strange noises they can make and where they sound like they are coming from. Your noise being front drivers side is right where a speedo cable would run up to the dash. Might be a quick thing to test before doing too much work elsewhere.

Good luck Tony

Hi everyone, thanks for all your input... I know what I'm be doing this weekend that is besides going to the 4x4 show.

Thanks,
Ben