» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 366,313 Views | | | | | 04-04-2006, 03:58 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 67 | Scraping Noise When Turning Left I'm having a problem with my Ti when turning left. When I take a left turn, at any speed other than crawling along, I get a rubbing/scraping noise that seems to be coming from the left front wheel. It used to just happen during the turn but has now started to continue once I straighten up the wheel again. The noise changes in frequency with the speed of the car and only goes away once I bring the car to a complete stop. Once I move off again, the noise is gone. I took the wheel off earlier and bent the protective metal cover back a bit more from the wheel, but its still making the noise. I've done a search but didn't seem to find my exact problem. Was wondering did anyone else have a solution to this problem. Cheers. __________________ | | | 04-04-2006, 04:04 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 413 | i know somwone had this problem, so the thread is on here, is deals with the tire rubbing the wall. and if i m not mistaken, the guy cut a piece out where it was rubbing, and all is better now. See if there's any rub marks in the wheel well. | | | 04-04-2006, 05:22 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 67 | No sign of rubbing in the wheel well but I'll have a look for that thread. Thanks __________________ | | | 04-04-2006, 05:48 PM | #4 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | brakes dragging? wheel bearings? __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 04-22-2006, 09:13 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 67 | Quick update Thrust bearing went in my clutch last week and just got it back today. Scraping noise is gone! __________________ | | | 04-22-2006, 09:21 PM | #6 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | weird ... __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 04-23-2006, 03:06 AM | #7 | Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 67 | Tell me about it! My mechanic doesn't understand it either. But we tried all the maneouvers that caused it before and not a peep from it. Happy days as far as I'm concerned! __________________ | | | 04-25-2006, 08:29 PM | #8 | Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 67 | Update. Mechanic phoned me earlier to say he'd remembered that he adjusted the heat shield over the driveshaft when he was putting the new clutch in, as it was out of postition slightly. He's convinced this was the original cause of the scraping noise. __________________ | | | 04-25-2006, 08:36 PM | #9 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | ah ... the force of cornering must have brought it into contact with the driveshaft then. see my gallery for pics of almost every heat shield from front to back __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 04-25-2006, 09:13 PM | #10 | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 | On the plastic piece that covers the whhel well did any of the screws come out that hold it down? __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |