formatzero Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Noticed a grating sound from front drivers side wheel only when turning left,local garage had a look at it and could find nothing wrong with discs,pads or wheel bearings,they suspect it could be an issue with disc backplate.Phoned Nissan garage to get a price for one and it wasn't on their system ! The guy said this indicated none had been bought in the U.K and he would have to email Nissan for a price. The car is 13 plate with 40k and extended warranty but I would doubt if this would be covered and its a two hour jaunt to nearest dealer,anyone had similar problem ? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) While this won't help the diagnosis, I can tell you I picked up a set of 4 in reasonable used nick for my 350 (I'll be sanding and painting them, no bother) from ZMANALEX, a breaker on this forum, I think he charged me 15 quid for the set, but don't quote me on that in case I remember wrong and mess him up! lol. He usually has stuff for 370s too. I would suggest that your existing parts just need a good smack with a hammer though, pull them off and see if noise is gone, and if so, apply hammer?? Edited April 26, 2017 by Aashenfox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 You sure you not got a stone caught - can be hard to see without a good look? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 It's a common "issue" on the 350 - just bend the backplate back into place a bit with a screwdriver, job jobbed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 First thought was a stone but this seems to have been ruled out .Do you have to takeoff disc and caliper to straighten out backplate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nope. Use the disc to leverage it away. You don't need to remove anything depending on how you're lifting the car, at most just the wheel off for access. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinaman Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 When I bought my 370z the nsf backplate made an odd noise when going over bumps, made a twanging scrapey noise.. Pushed the backplate away from disc Solved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Thanks for all the info.Heard back from Nissan today,no back plates available in Europe so a new one would need to come from Japan !!! I will have a go at bending it back out the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Problem resolved,build up of rust on backplate,scraped off ,happy days ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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