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  1. 04/17/2007, 06:01 AM #1
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    ahh what'd i do

    had my VX out on a trail sunday evening for some offroad fun ("flat" trail with lots of ruts and water) it was a bumpy ride but nothin i havent done before/seen other vxs do more of, but on the way back home when id let off the gas there was a sporadic grinding sound from the drivers front tire, never heard it during acceleration (could be due to engine noise) at first i thought maybe something stuck around my wheel, but pulled over and checked, didnt see anything, i didnt hear it while on the brakes either, pretty much just after i would let off the gas.. looked at the wheel well in the light of day.. still didnt see anything that looked wrong.. any suggestions?
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    If you have a Trooper skid plate in the front check to see that it was not bent. One time mine got bent (go figure) and when I would accelerate the driveline flex would cause the front driveshaft flange to rub on the skid plate making a grinding noise.
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  3. 04/17/2007, 07:19 AM #3
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    Another thing to check for, is a small rock wedged between the rotor & the metal splash guard on the back side...sounds crazy, but I've seen it happen & it sounds really bad.
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    If I recall that happened to someone at Moab last year!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Triathlete
    If I recall that happened to someone at Moab last year!
    bwahahahaa... good times. (in retrospect).

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    Happened to my wife's A3, too! We turned into our street and out of nowhere a nasty grinding noise started up. A 1/4" pebble happened to pop up and into the gap between the shroud and the disk. I was so happy that I was in the car when it happened because I never would have figured out what it was if she had just come home and said those horrible 7 words, "My car is making a funny noise."

    Anyway Etlsport, I'd be surprised if that's what's happened to you, because her A3 made that sound constantly - not intermittently. It probably is some dirt or debris that got caught somewhere under there. Start with a bottom-blaster car wash and/or a power washer in the suspension, brakes, etc. Clean her out good and see if that helps.

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  7. 04/17/2007, 11:35 AM #7
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    The rock between the dust shield and brake rotor happened to me last year in Moab, and VehiGAZ is right; it sounds like cat being goosed with a hot poker. It's a HORRIBLE sound and it happens constantly, so I don't think that's your problem. Have you checked the bearings lately?
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