RHD 2009 XKR.

Noticed sound (like a spring compressing) when moving slowly, turning left beyond around 45 degree steering angle. Sound does not occur when moving slowly and turning right. It stops when car stops. No sound when car is stationary and steering wheel turned. Steering fluid level ok and looks clean. Noise is coming from under dash behind steering wheel.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

Does this occur just when the car is cold?

 

When cold but also when hot.

 

Mine makes a strange, laboring noise when the steering wheel is turned to the extreme, but only when I have started the car in cold weather. After a very short time, it goes away. I've never been able to figure it out

 

On some other cars I use, there is a kind of subtle grinding noise when the steering wheel is turned to the extreme, but it always happen immaterial of temperature. I've been told it's 'normal'. How 'cold' is your 'cold'? Over here anything below 15 degrees C is considered as 'cold'

 

15 C is speedo time here. We haven't seen that balmy temp since last September. I'm talking closer to 0 degrees C. You know, when all your brass parts freeze up.

 

Both my Xtypes have Grunched !! No problem & I put it down to a plastic steering wheel rear boss runbbing against the wheel plastic surround shroud...

Just a thought ...

 

0 C is well outside our operating conditions, Syd

 

Will check it out, though unlikely as there's no noise when the cars stationery.

 

So embarrasing this .

Turns out they're the brake pads which are nearly completely worn out! So much so there's a slight mark on the rotors (outer side, RHS) probably through metal to metal contact! When the wheels turn, the camber is such that the pads probably rest on the rotors making the metal to metal sound. This explains why it's only when I turn the steering left (RHD drive vehicle) will the sound occur. Luckily, I have a new set of front and rear OEM pads which looks like they'll be my next task on the XKR. Last time I checked them, I had some 3mm pad material left, so I must have eaten away a mm or so. Will report progress. Will need to hook up the SDD the release the park brake.

Anyone knows whether the rear pad cylinders need to be rotated and pushed in? I have the performance brakes but not the Alcon ones.

 

Changed front brake pads, sound gone. Tried to change the rear ones but got stuck as one needs the piston rotating tool! I suppose a visit to amazon is due

 

ejjbee, do you have any tips for putting those "logo" plates back on? I had a hell of a time trying to get them back on and flung them across the parking space a few times!

 

u mite want to try a 5 minute 2 part epoxy. can buy for 5 dollars at any menards, home depot, lowes

 

Ha! Same here though I found it more difficult to remove than to replace. To replace I found the best way was to centre the centre plate in its place, hook one end of the spring in place and pry the other end in with a screw driver. Then tap everything in place with a rubber mallet. Still not an easy task for me.