Welcome to Just Commodores, a site specifically designed for all people who share the same passion as yourself.
Loud Clicking Noise from RHF Wheel (Resolved)
- Thread starter BlackVXGTS
- Start date
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2006
- Messages
- 22,638
- Reaction score
- 20,532
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Sth Auck, NZ
- Members Ride
- HSV VS Senator, VX Calais II L67
That answer was in a few posts back.
Lex
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2012
- Messages
- 5,886
- Reaction score
- 5,253
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Geelong Victoria
- Members Ride
- VT Executive S1 V6 6 speed Auto Wagon
BlackVXGTS
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2004
- Messages
- 5,504
- Reaction score
- 2,517
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Melbourne, SE
- Members Ride
- GEN-F2 GTS A6, VS Clubsport 185 A4
Good news. The last time removed the road wheel, I mentioned that everything looked nice and clean. I was referring to the contact areas between the wheel and hub.
The AP Racing calipers on the GTS are very difficult to clean properly because of all the nooks and crevices that are part of the caliper design and the lack of clearance due to the wheel spokes. I can only give the calipers (and the wheel interiors) a good clean when I remove the wheels for reasons such as replacing the brake fluid. So I took the opportunity to give the caliper (and wheel) a thorough clean with Meguiars car wash and a good spray rinse with the hose. Also sprayed the contact areas between the hub and brake rotor with WD40 before replacing the wheel.
Bottom line is that the noise now seems to have disappeared, not quite sure why. Might have been a small stone as suggested by dassaur or something else. The lug nuts have always been torqued to spec and in the correct sequence using a torque wrench.
The AP Racing calipers on the GTS are very difficult to clean properly because of all the nooks and crevices that are part of the caliper design and the lack of clearance due to the wheel spokes. I can only give the calipers (and the wheel interiors) a good clean when I remove the wheels for reasons such as replacing the brake fluid. So I took the opportunity to give the caliper (and wheel) a thorough clean with Meguiars car wash and a good spray rinse with the hose. Also sprayed the contact areas between the hub and brake rotor with WD40 before replacing the wheel.
Bottom line is that the noise now seems to have disappeared, not quite sure why. Might have been a small stone as suggested by dassaur or something else. The lug nuts have always been torqued to spec and in the correct sequence using a torque wrench.
