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Title: "Squealing" tyres, any suggestions ?
Post by: the_bed_wrecker on 27 September 2009, 12:56:36
Hi all, my nearside tyre's squeeling like mad everytime I take a corner, worse on right hand turns and mass under steer.
Have changed bottom wishbones both sides, steering idler and track rod end on near side, due to pull when braking. Had the traking done and swaped the wheels round.
Feels Ok on the straight.
Is  Vauxhall Part Number: 9195731 the correct one for a 2.0 ? and any other suggestions ?
Cheers
Karl
Title: Re: "Squealing" tyres, any suggestions ?
Post by: RobG on 27 September 2009, 13:16:09
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Hi all, my nearside tyre's squeeling like mad everytime I take a corner, worse on right hand turns and mass under steer.
Have changed bottom wishbones both sides, steering idler and track rod end on near side, due to pull when braking. Had the traking done and swaped the wheels round.
Feels Ok on the straight.
Is  Vauxhall Part Number: 9195731 the correct one for a 2.0 ? and any other suggestions ?
Cheers
Karl
For what :question If you mean the steering idler, yes it is. As for the tyre squealing, if you have swapped the wheels and still get the squealing i`s not going to be the tyre. Have you checked front N/S bearing. :question
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Post by: tunnie on 27 September 2009, 13:20:21
9195731 is a steering idler arm, and they are the same throughout the range.
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Post by: Agemo on 27 September 2009, 14:14:52
I have Winter tyres on, and they squeal more than any others.
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Post by: Selseybill on 27 September 2009, 15:10:17
Have you the same make and model tyres on the 4 road wheels
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Post by: feeutfo on 27 September 2009, 16:20:16

Squealing issue aside for a minute, have you had the camber set correctly since changing wishbones?

Tracking on its own is a waist of time. Needs full geometry set up.

See how it is once set correctly. :-)

What tyres are they exactly?
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Post by: the_bed_wrecker on 27 September 2009, 18:37:40
Hi how do you set the camber ?
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Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 27 September 2009, 20:16:53
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Hi how do you set the camber ?

Tony at Wheels in Motion is the man - but it's a fair old drive from Hartlepool if it's understeering.
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Post by: geoff on 27 September 2009, 20:21:38
i have the same problem but only on different types of tarmack sometimes it does some time it does not strange ehh :y
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Post by: the_bed_wrecker on 27 September 2009, 22:58:54
Is there anyway of setting it up myself ? have a engineering shop at work so prob can get of any measurment tools.
Whats adjusted to get it correct ?
If its got to be a garage job any suggestions for somewhere near hartlepool.
Cheers
K
K
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Post by: rustym95 on 28 September 2009, 03:22:34
Mine dose that found out the tyre has a default in it, had it checked at local and said it was nothing wrong, steering was fine and traking etc was ok.
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Post by: Ghost on 28 September 2009, 14:34:18
I believe that Hi-performance in Seaham do the full geo. Mate. its a lot closer to hartlepool.
heres there tel. no give them a ring. :y
0191 5811821  :y
there also not to bad with the prices
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Post by: the_bed_wrecker on 28 September 2009, 18:38:20
Hi, hows the camber adjusted ?
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Post by: rustym95 on 28 September 2009, 18:59:06
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Hi, hows the camber adjusted ?
I wouls get a garage to do it as you could make it worse, should not cost more than £30 :y
Title: Re: "Squealing" tyres, any suggestions ?
Post by: the_bed_wrecker on 01 October 2009, 16:51:35
Had the camber checked and its ok, but the tracking was out, am going back to the original place to get a refund.
Problem now is back to the original one, press the brakes and the car goes left, steering goes right !!
Changed: bottom wish arms (both), idler arm, off side brake caliper, nearside track rod end.
Had it on a rolling road and brakes ballanced altough the pull only seams to show when braking hard, think it maybe the nearside caliper (as its the only thing left to change !)
Anbody out there got one to sell ? :-X
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Post by: the_bed_wrecker on 02 October 2009, 10:16:21
Hi got a caliper from ebay, but still after a silver back bumper !
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Post by: ffcgary1 on 02 October 2009, 20:14:14
When you say you had the camber checked and it was ''ok'' did the garage say that it was in the green for the settings? if so then the garage you took it to is using settings for the car that were applicable to it when it was new, not after many thousands of miles. When new the camber setting is 1"45min of camber , but should be set to compensate for spring settling and wear, so the new setting should be n the reigon of 1"10min of camber. Call Tony at WIM and he might be able to recommend so one up in the NE who can set it up properly.
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Post by: Jimbob on 02 October 2009, 20:42:39
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Had the camber checked and its ok, but the tracking was out, am going back to the original place to get a refund.
Problem now is back to the original one, press the brakes and the car goes left, steering goes right !!
Changed: bottom wish arms (both), idler arm, off side brake caliper, nearside track rod end.
Had it on a rolling road and brakes ballanced altough the pull only seams to show when braking hard, think it maybe the nearside caliper (as its the only thing left to change !)
Anbody out there got one to sell ? :-X


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