Tyre ( tire ) noise !!!!

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Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the previous
road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the freeways, even if
just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..

Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as the
loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???

Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce such
a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment too !

Any advice onwhat I can do here ?


cheers,
Brian C



 
My LR dealer called it a 'feature' of the Freelanders suspension/steering
design!!!!!!
I asked him why I had not seen the 'feature' in any of the LR literature
available to the public before buying the vehicle. Dealer sniggered!
It doesn't just happen to the Synchrone's, it's not Michelins fault.
Regular tyre rotation is part of the service schedule on Freelanders. I
think the suggested interval may be in the owners handbook.

Stew.

--
1990 Ninety 2.5 n/a D (Jasmine) - the off-road toy
Ex- Freelander Td4 5dr owner - the worst vehicle I have ever had!!!
New Jeep Cherokee Ltd 2.8CRD Auto - freelander replacement.


"Hi-Soft" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
> petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the
> previous road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the
> freeways, even if just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>
> Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as
> the loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>
> Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce
> such a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment
> too !
>
> Any advice onwhat I can do here ?
>
>
> cheers,
> Brian C
>
>
>


 
Yeah...you'd think LR would do the rotaions in that case...since I
completely rely on them to deal with any of the scheduled service items...
but i guess not..

--


cheers,
Brian C


"90ninety" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My LR dealer called it a 'feature' of the Freelanders suspension/steering
> design!!!!!!
> I asked him why I had not seen the 'feature' in any of the LR literature
> available to the public before buying the vehicle. Dealer sniggered!
> It doesn't just happen to the Synchrone's, it's not Michelins fault.
> Regular tyre rotation is part of the service schedule on Freelanders. I
> think the suggested interval may be in the owners handbook.
>
> Stew.
>
> --
> 1990 Ninety 2.5 n/a D (Jasmine) - the off-road toy
> Ex- Freelander Td4 5dr owner - the worst vehicle I have ever had!!!
> New Jeep Cherokee Ltd 2.8CRD Auto - freelander replacement.
>
>
> "Hi-Soft" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
>> petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the
>> previous road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the
>> freeways, even if just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>>
>> Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as
>> the loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>>
>> Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce
>> such a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard
>> equipment too !
>>
>> Any advice onwhat I can do here ?
>>
>>
>> cheers,
>> Brian C
>>
>>
>>
>
>


 
In message <[email protected]>, Hi-Soft
<[email protected]> writes
>Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
>petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the previous
>road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the freeways, even if
>just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>
>Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as the
>loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>
>Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce such
>a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment too !
>
>Any advice onwhat I can do here ?


I can confirm it happens to goodyear tyres as well. The freelander has
a habit of feathering the tyres which causes the noise.
--
Marc Draper
 
so is there a remedy to this for the Freelander...or is it just another of
it's design flaws ?

--


cheers,
Brian C


"Marc Draper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>, Hi-Soft
> <[email protected]> writes
>>Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
>>petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the
>>previous
>>road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the freeways, even if
>>just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>>
>>Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as
>>the
>>loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>>
>>Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce
>>such
>>a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment too
>>!
>>
>>Any advice onwhat I can do here ?
>
>
> I can confirm it happens to goodyear tyres as well. The freelander has a
> habit of feathering the tyres which causes the noise.
> --
> Marc Draper


 
Get yourself an old series, you won't be able to hear the tyres above the
noise then :)


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"Hi-Soft" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
> petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the
previous
> road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the freeways, even if
> just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>
> Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as
the
> loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>
> Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce
such
> a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment too
!
>
> Any advice onwhat I can do here ?
>
>
> cheers,
> Brian C
>
>
>


 
In message <[email protected]>, Hi-Soft
<[email protected]> writes
<snip>
>that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>
>Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce such
>a dud tyre.
Snip>


You don't follow F1 motor racing then.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting
 
In message <[email protected]>, Hi-Soft
<[email protected]> writes
>so is there a remedy to this for the Freelander...or is it just another of
>it's design flaws ?
>
It's a feature - a design feature.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting
 

> Snip>
>
>
> You don't follow F1 motor racing then.
> --
> hugh
--


no, I can't say do...


cheers,
Brian C


 
In message <[email protected]>, Hi-Soft
<[email protected]> writes
>so is there a remedy to this for the Freelander...or is it just another of
>it's design flaws ?
>


Not to my knowledge !

To my mind the 4wd system on a freelander has never felt right.
During slow, parking speed, tight turns you can often feel the viscous
coupling working against you. That should not happen.

As to whether that has anything to do with the tyre issue I cannot say.
--
Marc
 
On or around Fri, 7 Oct 2005 23:21:07 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Get yourself an old series, you won't be able to hear the tyres above the
>noise then :)

hehe. Mind, the bloke who complained about the springs that are now on mine
being "noisy" was right, they are.

However, I'm working on it. Lube in the right places, I reckon.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Something there is that doesn't love a wall."
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
 
On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:37:30 GMT, "Hi-Soft"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
>petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the previous
>road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the freeways, even if
>just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>
>Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as the
>loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>
>Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce such
>a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment too !
>
>Any advice onwhat I can do here ?
>
>
>cheers,
>Brian C
>
>

Look at the tread on the tyres. Is it wearing in a sawtooth pattern
(i.e. more wear on the leading or trailing edge of each tread block,
or wearing alternate tread blocks)?

Some tyres do this more than others (Pirellii P6000 are a disaster on
my Volvo, Michelin alternative don't do it). Partly down to the car
and partly down to the construction of the tyre according to the
advice I've had from those in the know. Once it starts it accelerates
as well as far as I can tell.

Freelander is known for irregular tyre wear - I think the advice is
regular rotation.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
 
sounds right...thanks for the advice..

--


cheers,
Brian C


"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:37:30 GMT, "Hi-Soft"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Put a new set of Michelin Synchrone tyres on my Freelander ( '98 i -
>>petrol, wagon ) about 20,000 kms ago...but now they are back to the
>>previous
>>road raor I was getting before ! It's really loud on the freeways, even if
>>just coasting with the clutch in, and engine idling..
>>
>>Is this a problem with Freelanders ( as I've heard rumours ) or is it as
>>the
>>loacal LR dealer says, that the Michelin tyres are to blame ???
>>
>>Seems strange to me that such a prestegious tyre company would produce
>>such
>>a dud tyre.... and that LR wouls still fit them as standard equipment too
>>!
>>
>>Any advice onwhat I can do here ?
>>
>>
>>cheers,
>>Brian C
>>
>>
>
> Look at the tread on the tyres. Is it wearing in a sawtooth pattern
> (i.e. more wear on the leading or trailing edge of each tread block,
> or wearing alternate tread blocks)?
>
> Some tyres do this more than others (Pirellii P6000 are a disaster on
> my Volvo, Michelin alternative don't do it). Partly down to the car
> and partly down to the construction of the tyre according to the
> advice I've had from those in the know. Once it starts it accelerates
> as well as far as I can tell.
>
> Freelander is known for irregular tyre wear - I think the advice is
> regular rotation.
>
>
> --
>
> Tim Hobbs
>
> '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
> '03 Volvo V70


 
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