It's summer and i can't drive with the windows opened, and the radio has to be turned on.
All this because of a £@$# (you name it...) squeak coming from the n/s (british n/s
) of the car, that's inconstant. It's not dependent of speed, road state, braking applyed, etc. It's there as long as you're driving.It's like the brake squeal you get sometimes; When i changed the pads last November, the brakes squealed a lot, but a LOT until i drove the car for some 5.000kms. It still does it sometimes.
I though, after inspecting the front underpan of the car i had found the problem: when they replaced the washer pump last time, the bumper was dislodged only on one side, i when i pressed the bumper, it squeaked; the front inside cover of the wheel arch has too some play. But IT'S STILL THERE!!!!
I have noticed that it squeaks a bit more when the steering wheel is facing to the right during normal driving, i.e, if i on a straight road, make a small sharp movement of the steering, or go into a curve to the right, the squeaking/squealing (it's the same to me) appears.
Today i took her for wheel alignment and calibration, and told the techie if he could check it out while she was on the elevator. Nothing was found that could be the cause, there was no risk of some parts rubbing on each other, nothing with the steering rack/ARB drop links...
Now, for a couple of wheeks, o can hear a kind of a loud snap/clonk, when the steering is at full lock and i drive into our house when the gate opens. It's not the pads going to the front again and clonking, they do that, but they make only a quiet clonk sound.
Please, don't tell me the solution is getting ear plugs or playing the radio louder...
Thank you guys
Edit: if you wish i may try to make a small film with the digital camera. all i need it the *** of the C5 to be quiet that day....
Hope this helps.
