ticking sound???
 

hey everyone hope all is well.

starting hearing a ticking sound when i am drving at speeds of 45kmph and above. thought i was a rock caught in the tyre but checked all of them, when i go to 60kmph or bit faster, it gets quicker and quciker as i go quicker. but when i brake it slows down.

What could it be?

thanks for the help

Tim

CV/Boot perhaps?

nail? fractured brake disc?

i remember juston had the same sort of issue and it turned out to be a loose wheel weight. just go over the wheel with a fine tooth and check for rocks / nails etc in the tyre, the wheel weights etc. if you cant find the problem easily, take it to a workshop sooner rather than later

Bumping an old thread.

I'm pretty sure one of my wheel weights off one of my front tyres has come off, as I found it on my driveway. I only got these tyres fitted and balanced a few weeks ago. I have checked as much as I can on the fronts without jacking the car up and rotating the tyre. The rears still have the weights attached.

How does a wheel weight suddenly come off???

What is the danger of continuing to drive without the wheel weight on other than steering wheel shudder (yet to experience this)?

Are tyre shops open tomorrow by chance?? (Easter Saturday???)

Thanks for any help,

Daren

just means your wheel will be out of balance.... over a short period of time, it wont do much damage, but its worth heading back to a tyre place and getting them re-balanced as soon as possible

when you say "damage" Kym are you referring to tyre wear or something more dramatic??

Don't stress it won't do any damage for the short term, if it's on the front just swap it to the back & you'll barely notice it.

Cheers for the info, will be taking it back to the tyre shop hoefully tomorrow if they are open.

Are stick on ones better than the bash on wheel weights??

I had stick on ones before I got new rubber.

EDIT: Also i was wondering when wheels get balanced, as a general rule do they all require weights??

[QUOTE=SPEC IV]

EDIT: Also i was wondering when wheels get balanced, as a general rule do they all require weights??[/QUOTE]
No Wheel is perfect so yes they will all require a small weight between 5g to 20g depending on the wheel.

Sometimes the weight can be placed on the inside of the wheel so it does not show on the rim.

Thanks mate.

I have jacked up the front and I am missing the weight on the front left. The weights are on the inside of the rim.

The wheel weight that i found on my driveway says "20g" on it.

Thanks all. ;)

mate, if you know where the weight goes, then just put it back on yourself.

squeeze the clip bit with a pair of pliers so it doesnt fall off again, then just carefully tap it back on with a hammer and screwdriver.

Steve.

[QUOTE=Jim621]mate, if you know where the weight goes, then just put it back on yourself.

squeeze the clip bit with a pair of pliers so it doesnt fall off again, then just carefully tap it back on with a hammer and screwdriver.

Steve.[/QUOTE]

OH.... thought it has to go on a specific spot on the rim to balance the wheel properly????

Tick tick tick tick .. BOOOM.

It does have to be pretty accurate, but you should have a mark on you wheel were it was. If you can get it within a mm of that you'll be laughing.

Otherwise, I hear wheelsworld is the place to go.

[QUOTE=meatbag]It does have to be pretty accurate, but you should have a mark on you wheel were it was. If you can get it within a mm of that you'll be laughing.

Otherwise, I hear wheelsworld is the place to go.[/QUOTE]

Wheels World are closed for the whole Easter break...

Update: :p

Just went to the new Bridgestone 'i' Select in Ellenbrook to sort out this balancing issue. Stickons this time ;)

Well I came away with a wealth of information.

The new machine he used shows where the tyre needs to be balanced exactly (inside part of rim well) and where the actual rim needs to be balanced (outside part of rim well). Wheel weights DO need to be placed in an exact position.

The machine he has can also balance the wheel spoke by spoke so you don't see any wheel weights as they are hidden behind the spokes of the wheels instead of the wheel well. This process takes about 30mins.

He also said as a general rule bang on weights should only be used on steel wheels. "Static balancing" which most older style balancing machines use.

You mean that knock on weights should only be used on steel rims don't you ?

[QUOTE=LegacyRS]You mean that knock on weights should only be used on steel rims don't you ?[/QUOTE]

Yep sorry... :p

Edited, post for future readers. Thanks Rossco ;)

[QUOTE=SPEC IV]OH.... thought it has to go on a specific spot on the rim to balance the wheel properly????[/QUOTE]

Yeah mate, definitely has to go in a specific spot, i thought since you knew it came from the front left you could see the marks where it used to sit.

good stuff on getting her fixed :)

more than worthwhile now you have the stickon weights!

Steve.

just be carefull if you pressure wash the rims......I've lost count of how many stick on weights I've blown off!