Intermittent Squeal in Zen

@ri · 10th December 2008, 13:50

My Zen 2001 model has started to give a funny squeal from the front left wheel. Now what is funny is
1) I had a complete steering and suspension overhaul in October
2) New brake pads also put in Oct
3) The squeal comes around 40 KPH and then again around 80 - 90 KPH
4) The squeal sometimes occurs when I steer a bit to the left and goes off when I straighten up

worst of all, it is intermittent and when I took the MASS guy for a drive there was no squeal

Any suggestions are welcome.

Shashank.A · 10th December 2008, 14:57

How much has the car done ?

Besides the break pads, did you get your Discs polished ?

@ri · 10th December 2008, 15:00

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Originally Posted by Shashank.A

How much has the car done ?

Besides the break pads, did you get your Discs polished ?

The car has done about 33K only and has been maintained pretty well I could say. Discs polished! heck no :(. They have a few rust marks. Never knew they could be polished.
But then I have new set of brake pads for more than 2 months and this funny squeal started just about 10 days back!

deadguy25 · 10th December 2008, 15:05

The brake pads should not be a problem, for: if they were, then I guess it should be squealing wheneva you use the brake??

10th December 2008, 13:50	#1
@ri BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 140 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Intermittent Squeal in Zen My Zen 2001 model has started to give a funny squeal from the front left wheel. Now what is funny is 1) I had a complete steering and suspension overhaul in October 2) New brake pads also put in Oct 3) The squeal comes around 40 KPH and then again around 80 - 90 KPH 4) The squeal sometimes occurs when I steer a bit to the left and goes off when I straighten up worst of all, it is intermittent and when I took the MASS guy for a drive there was no squeal Any suggestions are welcome.
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10th December 2008, 14:57	#2
Shashank.A BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 484 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	How much has the car done ? Besides the break pads, did you get your Discs polished ?
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10th December 2008, 15:05	#4
deadguy25 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 432 Thanked: 283 Times	The brake pads should not be a problem, for: if they were, then I guess it should be squealing wheneva you use the brake??
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