Unwanted drone.......!

[sherv]

Hi All, i posted a while back with an unwanted drone from the front wheels/brake area. Well, all ball joints, arb, wheel bearings, everthing has been checked for loosening. Nothing. THe noise seemed to have gone (which worried me even more). But typically the morning i left with the good lady for the roadtrip to geneva it started again.

Symptons are: whirring drone from the front drivers side which stops the instant the brake is applyed but continues once the brake is lifted. Splashing water on the brakes stops it for 50 miles before it starts again and there seems to be more brake dust collecting on this wheel?

It's booked in for a nose on Monday and I was just wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem? It had new discs and pads on the front 1500 miles ago and has squaked every now and then but I put this down to bedding in of new pads/discs? The guy at the garage said he'd take the caliper off and grease all and replace to see if this sorts it?? This seemed a bit of a shot in the dark approach to me?

I am presuming it the pad rubbing on the disc, why i have no idea and the cure? Greasing?

HELP please!

Many thanks
Dan

[Jamo]

Corrosion on the the RS2 brake calipers. I have the same problem.

Need stripping down cleaning and plastilube applying not copper grease.

[sherv]

ah! job done thanks Jamo. I'll inform the mechanic to do so!

I'll let you know how things go!

Cheers
Dan

[Cullam3n]

sherv just curious since I am near norwich as well, what garage do you use?

[sherv]

Hi fella,

Tan Motor Services Toft Monks Garage Beccles Road Toft Monks Suffolk NR34 0EP Tel: 01502 677221 Mario has been there 17 years or something. He had a quattro under a cover in the back which sold me to use him. Seems ok, i turned up spur of the moment yesterday and he dropped all to pop out with me to listen to my car drone! doh!

[Cullam3n]

cheers, see it's near lowestoft, bit far as I'm outside thetford thanks tho

[alg]

If they were stripped down 1500 miles ago any major galvanisation build up should have been sorted to allow new pads to fit.
Did they replace the backing plates ? If not then the pads will not be stuck to these and will give noise on occasion as they fail to fully retract. BTDT
Also if the pads were not OEM they will be the slightly thicker and hence may drag with a new disc. My new DS2500 were fine as the disc was part worn.

When I replaced my standard calipers with the big reds I found one corner of the 'refurbed' caliper had sufficient galvanisation build up to distort the spring plate which in turn did not allow free pad movement.

[sherv]

looks like new discs and pads and brake paste on the invoice.....??!! Do i ask him to replace the backing plates too as well as clean and plastilube?

[alg]

Yes

[Lloyd]

If they were stripped down 1500 miles ago any major galvanisation build up should have been sorted to allow new pads to fit.
Did they replace the backing plates ? If not then the pads will not be stuck to these and will give noise on occasion as they fail to fully retract. BTDT
Also if the pads were not OEM they will be the slightly thicker and hence may drag with a new disc. My new DS2500 were fine as the disc was part worn.

When I replaced my standard calipers with the big reds I found one corner of the 'refurbed' caliper had sufficient galvanisation build up to distort the spring plate which in turn did not allow free pad movement.

Off topic - How are you getting on with the new DS2500?

I'm looking to fit these next. Any squeel/excess noise from them? Would be keen to hear your view on them.

[Jamo]

Off topic - How are you getting on with the new DS2500?

I'm looking to fit these next. Any squeel/excess noise from them? Would be keen to hear your view on them.

Do a search, they are the best pads bar none. They do however produce a lot of brake dust!

I had them on my Coupe fantastic stopping power.

[alg]

Off topic - How are you getting on with the new DS2500?

I'm looking to fit these next. Any squeel/excess noise from them? Would be keen to hear your view on them.

Excellent. More brake dust than I recall but I put that down to the bigger cast hole discs

[Al Wyn]

How much did you manage to pick yours for Alistair?

[alg]

Circuit supplies IIRC £150 ish............but that is from memory clouded by getting the wrong type initially. Contact no 01525385888

[s2driveruk]

where can you source plastilube from out of interest?