Vantage V8 noise from left wheel when driving slow

[spatz]

hi folks,

my wife is complaining a noise coming from the left side of the car, when driving slow. It is her car and I have tried to hear it myself but it seems when I am driving it nothing to hear. however we jacked it up and looked for any loose components in the supsensions or damaged bearing and cannot find anything.
Anybody had a similar problem. It is not brake squeaking. The car has done 20k miles.

[mikey k]

Possibly pads dragging rather than squealing

[Jockman]

If it's a rattling noise coming from the wheel, it is most likely the clasp on the caliper being knocked loose / broken by a stone on the road. It is visible if you look in the correct area.



Mine was replaced under warranty 4 weeks ago

Edited to say you cannot hear this rattling below 10mph as the wheel isn't turning quickly enough, and above a certain speed it is consumed by the other engine noises.

Edited by Jockman on Thursday 21st July 09:57

[mikey k]

that would do it!
Jock - was that the pin or the spring that went?

[Jockman]

I believe it was the spring, Mikey

[spatz]

thanks for the help, wife has called the aston martin dealership in the meantime and will pay them a visit today. We will see what they cough up, I had not time to check the hint yesterday although a very good possiblilty. I understand the clasp means the cover of the cailpers ?

[mikey k]

The item Jockperson shows is the spring retaining clip it is held against two pins that run from inside to outside of caliper. It hold the pads in the correct position and stops them moving around when ther is no brake pressure.
The pin retainer could fail and it slide out (unlikely) the retaining lip on the spring could snap or work off of the pin (more likely) 20 minute job to replace or reposition IME

[Jockman]

mikey k said:

the retaining lip on the spring could snap or work off of the pin (more likely) 20 minute job to replace or reposition IME

Yup - covered by original warranty, not sure about extended warranty.

I was even given the invoice for information purpses only with the exact description and price for the part. I'm sure I've kept it at home somewhere but it was circa £25

[Jockman]

Good lad Spatz - get it off your cheast.

I expect Big Al will be along shortly....

[Big Al.]

Jockman said:

Good lad Spatz - get it off your cheast.

I expect Big Al will be along shortly....

He has.

[spatz]

ok happened to me first time, so Big Al is protecting his business, which I can understand to a certain extent, but is it not that these forums and the Internet have helped us poor workers not to fall in the same trap again and again and make the bad guys public ?