Grinding when turning full left

[The Octopus]

I'm getting a grinding noise coming from the front passenger side of the car whenever I turn the wheel fully to the left. My 510 is lowered on ground control coilovers/280zx struts in the front. Otherwise, steering is totally normal. I don't think it's the wheel contacting the wheel well, since there doesn't appear any deformation of the metal in that area. Also, the same sound isn't made when I turn the wheel fully to the right.

 

Any thoughts?

[510kevin]

did you just install any of the parts?

just lower it?

 

 

look for rub marks on inner fender, spring perches/adjusters, tie rod ends, wheel lips(inside)and control arms

 

if no rubbing.....wheel bearings?

 

 

jack up noisy side and shake down tire. put both hands on tire and shake up and down, then right to left.

 

 

hope it helps. theres not a whole lot it could be.

[The Octopus]

Negative. Purchased it from the previous owner yesterday. It's one of the issues that was never dealt with.

 

I'll take a peek in the wheel well to see if there are any rub marks. I'll check the wheel bearings while I'm at it. I think I'll have some time to give it my attention tomorrow after I'm done teaching.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

I'm glad there aren't too many things it could be. I'm still just warming up to working on cars. The fewer the things, the better.

[NCRmtrsprts510]

yep probably the wheel bearing. its when you turn left putting load on the passenger side. sounds like a textbook description of it

[The Octopus]

Rock. I can do new wheel bearings. That's within my capacity.

 

It sounds like a knocking/grinding sound.

 

Would I use 280ZX bearings?

[NCRmtrsprts510]

does it sound like a small metal pieces rattling around?

 

can u feel it in the steering wheel?

[datzenmike]

If 280zx spindles then 280zx bearings. I find bearings have a growl sound. Grind sounds more like the rim against the caliper or rubbing the zx strut. Even rubber against inner fender. Best to get the wheel off and have a good look.

[The Octopus]

The wheel is going to come off for sure, and I'll take a good hard look at it.

 

Growling is actually a pretty accurate representation of the sound.

 

I can certainly feel it in the steering wheel.

[mike]

If you just got the car check to make sure that the wheels are bolted on properly and that the lugs are grabbing the stud threads of an amount at least equal to the diameter of the stud (hope that makes sense)

 

Some little bastard loosened my lugnuts back in the day and I drove my car home thinking it was a wheelbearing (sounded very similar) I ended up trashing the wheel and my lugnuts and my studs... I could damn near pull the wheel over the lugs the holes were so wallowed out :blink: Its one of those things I check now...

[banzai510(hainz)]

cK bearings as said before.

Does the Top hat have bearings on these coil overs. Some tophats dont have bearing and peole dont know this soemtime before they order the coilover kits. so it rides on metel to metal when the strut turns(wears). But this is just a guess on my part.

[The Octopus]

I just ordered a full T3 suspension setup to replace the stuff that's already on the dime. While I'm doing the swap, I'll make sure to seriously scope out the wheel well, and swap the bearings (they probably need replacing anyway).

 

Thanks again guys for all your help.