Mazda 6 TS2 petrol - Mazda 6 intermittent rubbing sound front

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Sun 12 Aug 2012 12:41
Mazda 6 TS2 petrol - Mazda 6 intermittent rubbing sound front - Nick Mazda 6 TS2

Hi Guys, need pointing in the right direction......

I bought a 2004 Mazda 6 TS2 last week with 48000 on the clock. Test drove it and it was ok but within a week it has started making a sort of rubbing/grinding noise which sounds like it is coming from the offside front wheel. It almost feels as if the brakes are rubbing but had them changed and it still does it but it doesnt do it all of the time, does it mostly when at about 40mph and when going round a slight bend. sounds like a throbbing sort of noise. Thought it may be a wheel bearing but with only 48000 on the clock im not so sure. My dad who is a mechanic sat in it and heard it and said it doesnt sound like bearing or CV. He is going to look at it next weekend so wanted to know if anyone else has had a similar problem, so we know where to start investigating first.

Not sure if it is related but the steering also feels a bit loose when pulling away or coming to a stop. I can feel but not hear a slight knocking feeling, sometimes it can be felt when going over a bump or speed hump but mainly when pulling off of drive or stop/start at traffic lights. Had a similar feel on my old Audi when the anti roll bar bushes deteriorated so wondering if it may be a bush or something. Havent been under it yet to see the suspension setup so not sure what to look for.

Any help/pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Nick

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Fri 7 Sep 2012 02:20
Mazda 6 TS2 petrol - Mazda 6 intermittent rubbing sound front - mikej

Hi Guys, need pointing in the right direction......

I bought a 2004 Mazda 6 TS2 last week with 48000 on the clock. Test drove it and it was ok but within a week it has started making a sort of rubbing/grinding noise which sounds like it is coming from the offside front wheel. It almost feels as if the brakes are rubbing but had them changed and it still does it but it doesnt do it all of the time, does it mostly when at about 40mph and when going round a slight bend. sounds like a throbbing sort of noise. Thought it may be a wheel bearing but with only 48000 on the clock im not so sure.

I had a front wheel bearing changed on my 2005 Mazda 6 TS2 a few years ago, with only 40k-odd miles on the clock - very poor.

Mine was the usual symptom of a rumbling/droning noise that increased or decreased in volume depending on whether you threw it round a left or right-hand corner. There was no excessive play in the wheel, so this alone is not a good indication of a dodgy wheel bearing IMO, incidentally.

Glad I didn't tackle it on my own - the garage said it was a hell of a job to do !

The only other work I've had done in that area was the front brake shims being replaced under warranty with uprated versions, due to a squealing noise.

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