ping!!

[craigy_87]

just had my rear pads changed and a new caliper on the passenger side an now i have this serious ping noise which i think is coming from the rear, its damn loud.
am guessing its the ping noise described in the FAQ so is it right i just jack the rear up, take the wheels off an then take out that specific bolt grease it up an put it back in?
aw an another thing when i put my vts wheels on i got the bolts for it aswell but now when i try to use the wrench i have with the car to take them off its not the right size :wacko: what do i need?
thanks
craigy

[Predator_R32]

rear arb plate mate yes, grease it up and make sure its tight :y: there torx bolts

[hesslevtr]

the standard bolts are 19mm

yeah jusy jack rear off take wheel off and tighten

[hesslevtr]

rear arb plate mate yes, grease it up and make sure its tight :y: there torx bolts

the plates are 13mm bolts

[Predator_R32]

am sure last time a looked theres a torx bolt on there somewere

[craigy_87]

rear arb plate mate yes, grease it up and make sure its tight :y: there torx bolts

but not too tight right dont wanna feck the threads

the standard bolts are 19mm

yeah jusy jack rear off take wheel off and tighten

so i should be able to go out to say halfords since its close an buy myself something to take off the standard 19mm wheel bolts

the plates are 13mm bolts

an yeah thought they were that, well thats what the FAQ says lol

[Sean]

torx bolts hold the torsion bars in place, 13mm hex holds the arb end plates on :)

[Predator_R32]

ahhhh totally lost is sean mate lol cheers, beechem tablets for you really mess your head up :p

[craigy_87]

lol so think i'll do all this tomorow
should i worry about anything falling off when i take the 13mm bolt off?
i didnt think the ping was that loud till i opened the window, jeez its loud!

[hesslevtr]

so i should be able to go out to say halfords since its close an buy myself something to take off the standard 19mm wheel bolts



get a 19mm socket and a breaker bar

that will get them off

predator stay out these tech sections you crazy fool ;)

[Predator_R32]

lol hoooray :p cant help it i knew there was a torx bolt around there somewere :p

[craigy_87]

get a 19mm socket and a breaker bar

that will get them off

predator stay out these tech sections you crazy fool ;)

thanks :y:

[craigy_87]

does this noise happen more in the wet as it was rainin earlier an was loud an tonight when tryin to let a mate here the noise the car wasnt for making it.

[craigy_87]

well i went to halfords today as my mate could get the tools on trade
an when i was in his boss came over an started sayin he's owned a few saxo's an doesnt think it'll be this, most likely be some kinda rubber thats pershied that holds the spare wheel cage in place. then started going on about all this other stuff that should be going wrong soon like power steering pump etc
kinda pissed me off.

[Pete83]

Trust me its the arb plates defo, did it on mine afew weeks ago and it aint made a sound since, make sure they are tight but dont over do it, tried to get mine out the weekend to lower the back end and one of the bolts snapped which is now proving to be a pain it the arse!
And yep it does tend to sound worse when wet

[hesslevtr]

tell him to fuck off

try the arb plates first then come back if it worked or not

[craigy_87]

ahh right thanks for that
crap thing is couldnt get the tools on trade cause that same boss was hanging around but getting them tomorow from a different halfords on trade.
was it an easy enough job yeah?

[hesslevtr]

you only need a 13mm spanner or socket and a wheel brace

[craigy_87]

tell him to fuck off

try the arb plates first then come back if it worked or not

lol felt like telling him too lol was going on about how my gear linkage would be goin soon pissed me off.
yeah gonna try them tomorow an write up the outcome on here. i showed him the pic from the FAQ an he was sayin the torsion bar is right behind that, i jumped in with but its just the ARB plate am concerned with

[Pete83]

yeah super easy job mate, what tool are you trying to get from hellfords as hesslevrt said you only need a wheel brace and a 13mm socket.

[craigy_87]

yeah thats basically all i'm getting plus some copper grease and the stuff i need to take my wheel bolts off as i found out my current equipment cant do it lol

[craigy_87]

finally got round to doin this today as we've had crappy weather for a few days.
the bolt at one side just would not budge but the washer was able to spin so am guessin it wasnt in tight, the passenger side was done nice an easy though.
i havnt had the noise for a few days anyway so its just waiting now to see if the noise comes back