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16th March 2009, 03:15 PM
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Tick, tick, tick, boom, boom etc.
As you may surmise from the title I have a ticking noise emanating from my drivers side footwell that is louder with the window down. It doesn't happen till above eighty mph (which is fine as I never do above seventy, of course) which puzzles me because if it was a driveshaft on the way out surely it would be noisy nearly from standstill. The wheelwell trim is missing a few clips so it could be that flapping. Thoughts anyone on what a dying driveshaft is supposed to sound like and when? Noise does not change according to direction of steering but I could have sworn it was different the last time we had bad crosswinds, hence the thoughts about flappy trim.
Bill PS. Its been doing it for a while but I presumed it would fail rapidly so investigated the cost of replacement and turned up the stereo untill it went pop. It stil hasn't so I'm now curious.
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17th March 2009, 11:07 PM
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Not something in the tyre is it? Like a tack or screw?
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18th March 2009, 08:16 AM
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Thanks for the thoughts.
Pads and disks are due replacement so could be. Tacks and screws are ruled out by the fact it's only over eighty and I check them every other day for cuts and foreign bodies. A hangover from motorcycle maintenance. It does puzzle me. It's done 6000 miles without getting worse so I'm just curious now. Brakes have got squealy recently and I know the disk on that side is nearly U/S so that could well be it. Having to throw several hundred quid onto the wife's card means that even the pennies for new disks and pads are a little short  .Will post an update to the relavent section if new disks sorts it. Cheers Bill
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19th March 2009, 12:01 PM
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My dying driveshaft is in fact....
... The wheeel well trim. Embarassing, but cheap so I'm a happy camper
 Bill
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19th March 2009, 01:02 PM
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Quote:
 Love it! You must be chuffed! 
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