Defender squeeling

dorbs · Nov 25, 2010

Hi,Ihope someone can help!
I have a 1999 td5 90 which has developed a squeeling/metal to metal sound coming from the drivers front area! It did it a few months back so i took the front wheels off to have better look. the pads were very low so cleaned up and made shore pistons worked ok, then fitted new pads!
This seemed to sort it, no more horrible noise.
Until this week it`s doing it again!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH:doh:
Anybody got any ideas please?

dorbs

300tdistu · Nov 25, 2010

wheel bearing ?

jack up you 90 and see if you have play in the wheel

Oddie · Nov 25, 2010

You bin off roading - could just be a stone behind the wheel?

dorbs · Nov 26, 2010

Thanks for your reply!
I was hoping it wasn`t the bearing, will have another look at the weekend and look for grit/stones, even though i`ve not been off road recently.

thanks again
dorbs

nofearmax · Nov 29, 2010

Can still get a stone flick up from the road sometimes, old mans beemer does it all the time. Whip wheel off and check brake pads again, could be that the caliper is sticking on one corner wairing the pads out rapidly. If wheel bearings are fine, spin wheel and see if it is free. If not, probably the caliper, could also be in need of a new flexy hose as they can sometimes collapse on the inside and prevent fluid going back up to the master cylinder a bit.
If you tow a hell of a lot this may wear pads that quick perhaps?

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