Nickbee Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Hi all Niggle no.1 on my Zed's long list of niggles to address is this squeaky noise: https://youtu.be/x4PXkoudheg I'm thinking of changing the droplinks first in the hope it's a cheap fix, but does anyone advise differently? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevezzz Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 just drive the nuts off it! as i said it looks good if you got it cheap good for you i didnt want one but ending up buying the first i saw but it was nice one and i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickbee Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, stevezzz said: just drive the nuts off it! as i said it looks good if you got it cheap good for you i didnt want one but ending up buying the first i saw but it was nice one and i love it No, no. I've massively overpaid for it. But that's done, so now I have three choices; move it on for a loss; live with a car with more faults than I'd like; or get to work fixing them. Neither of the first two are acceptable so I'll just have to fix it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey_S Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 @ZMANALEX may be able to offer some advice. If you're close to a specialist it may be worth taking it to them to give it a once over. Horsham dev etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogman Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 If I'm honest, sounds shock related...are you running standard suspension still? (It does look quite low already) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 58 minutes ago, Mikey_S said: @ZMANALEX may be able to offer some advice. If you're close to a specialist it may be worth taking it to them to give it a once over. Horsham dev etc Get the car on a flat bed ramp and carry out the bounce test and at the same time soak all the underneath moving parts with WD40 or similar. Continue bouncing and spraying until the tone of the squeak changes or disappears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickbee Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Ogman said: If I'm honest, sounds shock related...are you running standard suspension still? (It does look quite low already) It's on HSDs, but no idea how old they are. I have the standard setup too but I don't know if they're decent. 15 minutes ago, ZMANALEX said: Get the car on a flat bed ramp and carry out the bounce test and at the same time soak all the underneath moving parts with WD40 or similar. Continue bouncing and spraying until the tone of the squeak changes or disappears. Get rid of a squeak by oiling it? Sounds almost too easy 😂 Thanks, I'll give that a go before spending any money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Doesn't sound like droplinks to me. They're not that loud and are more of a creak. Could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEZZA Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Nickbee said: It's on HSDs, but no idea how old they are. I have the standard setup too but I don't know if they're decent. Get rid of a squeak by oiling it? Sounds almost too easy 😂 Thanks, I'll give that a go before spending any money. I think what @ZMANALEX is saying is to spray parts one at a time to diagnose where the problem lies so that then it can be replaced. That’s how I took it anyway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickbee Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, SHEZZA said: I think what @ZMANALEX is saying is to spray parts one at a time to diagnose where the problem lies so that then it can be replaced. That’s how I took it anyway Reading it again I think you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Mikey_S said: @ZMANALEX may be able to offer some advice. If you're close to a specialist it may be worth taking it to them to give it a once over. Horsham dev etc Given your location, if you decide to seek Pro advice you would do no better than to get Sly at Kaizer Motors, one of our recommended traders and are located at Unit 9, Jackson Park Industrial Estate, Jetty Road, Rochester Hoo ME3 9GA, to check the car out. Edited March 9, 2021 by Ebized spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Nickbee said: No, no. I've massively overpaid for it. But that's done, so now I have three choices; move it on for a loss; live with a car with more faults than I'd like; or get to work fixing them. Neither of the first two are acceptable so I'll just have to fix it. It looks good on the video if that's any consolation, so fixing and keeping is a good call. As per Shezzas comment, The oil one bit at a time will hopefully allow you to identify which part is squeaking, then fix or replace as necessary, I don't think it was meant as a permanent fix. Edited March 9, 2021 by Sim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickbee Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Hi all! I thought I'd drop back in with an update, sorry it's been a while. I tried the WD40 thing to no avail so ended up taking it into a local performance car specialist to get it up on ramps. The squeak was just one of a number of noises but the one far easiest to capture on camera. When I booked it in I said "it sounds like something's disconnected" and I wasn't far wrong. One of the lower bolts in the suspension hadn't been tightened up properly and everything was moving about. Cut off and replaced, and all the weird noises; the squeaking, the banging, the grinding, have stopped. So, my biggest concern with the car was solved very cheaply and yesterday's drive home from the garage, through traffic and in the rain, was by far my happiest since I picked up the car. I'm feeling much more positive about it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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