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Click Clack noise.

01-02-2013 5:57pm

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PaulyTheRed

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Just today I got two brand new tyres put on a set of wheels at a garage, which I then put on the car myself at home. I've put on and removed loads of wheels before, both car and motorbike. I didn't use a torque wrench to set the right tightness, just the old fashioned "nip it up good n tight" method. As I've always done. When I finished I took it for slow rolling drive and I could clearly hear a definite click-clack type noise, almost as if there was something catching on each rotation.
My long winded question is, have I nipped it up too tight or could that be a normal sound as the tyre settles onto the rim?

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#2 01-02-2013 6:01pm

Muckie

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Jack up the car and give the wheels a spin by hand.

Listen and look, possible could be a stone stuck in the tyre thread.

Fingers crossed.

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#3 01-02-2013 6:33pm

ORVEE

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As previous poster said check all 4 tyres for stones or nails. Also check that the weights used for balancing the wheels haven't come loose.

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#4 01-02-2013 10:42pm

colm_mcm

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Are the wheels actually for that particular car?

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#5 02-02-2013 2:54am

tossy

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Bit of an obvious one but are the stickers still on the tyres....

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#6 02-02-2013 8:28am

George Dalton

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Possibly a stick on wheel weight hitting the brake caliper?

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#7 02-02-2013 10:50am

PaulyTheRed

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Cheers for the suggestions lads, I'll check for the weights and stickers
And yes the wheels are for my car.

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#8 02-02-2013 3:05pm

ZENER

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George Dalton wrote: »

Possibly a stick on wheel weight hitting the brake caliper?

+1 for this. Had it happen on my last car - a SAAB 900i.

Ken

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