FTO AUSTRALIA

Hmmm ... im not sure if its something do do with the wheel hubs or broken CV joints, but anyways whenever i do a turn above 40kms there will be noises like ... *riding a bike down some stares lol* or just *bup bup bup bup* noises (not squeaks)

The old owner said he had this FTO in his garage for about 5 years and he thinks its got something to do with the wheel hubs, but my uncle whos a semi-retired engine mechanic reckons its CV joints

Does anyone have an idea on whats happening? if soo how much would it roughly cost to replace / fix :

1. Front Wheel Hubs
2. CV joints

Thanks heaps guys

Hi Just a note to say it sounds like cv joints .
dstocks may be able to help with pricing.
You may well also have a wheel bearing problem so would be wise to check them also
Regs David

Ahh alright cool ... CV joints are probably going to be a lot more costly than wheel hubs

... kinda regret buying a car i couldnt test drive or see in person (97' GPvR)

Sounds like CV's, but could be the wheel bearings....

Can you jack up the car and have a look ??? Is it when you turn one direction, or is it when you turn any direction ???

Also if it is CV's, you can sometimes see the grease spluttered on the inside of your wheels... Not always, but ......

Yep CV's. Just get dstocks to keep an eye out for second hand driveshafts on Yahoo Japan. Its easier just to swap the whole lot out. I just swapped out Kazbahs at the last DIY day. It was a bit of an ass of a job, but really only took about 2 hours and a whole bunch of swearing. Think a couple of hundered price wize.

Oh its no by turning on any direction, its the Front Right wheels and when turning left it gives me a "bup bup bup" sound

i think i might need to throw her to a mechanic
as i know jack sh*t about cars AT THE MOMENT ...

Its definitely a CV joint gone. I'll bet my first born on it.

oh okay, thanks ben ... i would've believed if a mechanic said "oh you have worn out wheel hubs and broken bearings and cv joints needs replacing AND i didnt hear you coming into out garage ... your mivec isnt working too xD" haha bloody asian mechanics
but anyone else reckon it might be wheel hubs? coz the importer said the FTO sat in his garage for 5years+

There's nothing in a hub to break, apart from the wheel bearing. The hub is solid cast iron with a bearing pressed into it & thats it. If a wheel bearing goes, you tend to hear a whirring / humming noise. Usually only when you are at speed, like on a country road doing 100kmh.

CV joints tend to fail when the metal seats that all the ball bearing roll around in 'elastically deform'. Effectively enlarging the area where the ball sits, hence the balls 'pops' onto the newly created free space of its seat area when you are turning.

I have got one drive shaft at the moment, but its probably the wrong one. Has your car got ABS. The ABS driveshafts have a ring of cogs around them and are different from the non-abs ones. The one I have is non-abs. Cant remember if its drivers or passengers side though. All I remember is its the longer of the two.

The long one is the drivers side one.

Yeah the cars got LSD or whatever ... its GPvR from melb thats been imported over to aus and complied 5 years ago and never driven, im the first aussie owner of it ...
but for somewhat of a bargin (well if i compared it to the STOCK 96' GPX 91,xxx kms for $15490 AFTER LONG NEGOTIATING at edward lees) ... i was prepared for few minor faults with this GPvR. Hopefully the repairing of these wont be too much or else i cant register the car to RTA
Thanks for the help guys

Yep, if its a GPvR, itll have at LSD, but does it have ABS?. If you dont know, give me youre chassis number (DE3A.....) and ill find out for you.

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I had similar problem recently.
Used a helluva long time to find out the problem.
After changing
- front and rear antirollbar bushes
- front and rear droplinks
all the noises are gone woopee
now it's as quiet as a lexus haha

try to drive slowly on unevenly road... where the left and right ride height of the car is not equal... if u hear noises... then u know wht to do

one way to try is to make the right hand side of your car climb up a small roundabout

oh alright i'll give that a test and see if theres still any noises after the mechanics fix it up. OH and the problem was wrong CV joint for drivers side + worn out / loose wheel hubs is what my uncles's "friends" garage said had to be fixed before i can register the dam car ... sooo i
got theses done for 794bucks (inc labour cost) ... is it fairly reasonable price or did i get ripped? and they swaped my 50% tread falken bla bla rear for some new bridgestone one. And the total was $794
(lol this fto now has 4 different brand tires ... potenza, falken, bridgestone, silverstone and to be honest it looks FUGLY up-close)