It was only a matter of time before i heard a strange noise from the pasta wagon, just that i wasn't expecting it to be this soon. The noise has probably been there all the time just that i hadn't noticed it until now for the simple reason that i haven't driven with the windows down until this week. A rattling noise from the right front (passenger side for me) when going over bumpy surface (common for the ice and salt attacked road surfaces here). A bit of haphazzard testing showed that it disappeared if i put the brakes on. So once home a quick inspection of the front brake caliper showed the problem. (no need to remove the wheel either as the caplipers are easy to see since i have the summer alloy wheels on now).
spot the difference...
somewhere along the line the capliper and brake pads have lost their retaining spring, not really a big deal but the pads rattle in the caliper without it.
The solution is a new one of course and now that i live in the part of town known as bilbyen (the car city) i have a VW dealer just 10 mins walk up the road. NOK 60 seems a bit steep for a bent bit of wire though.
Not had chance to fit it but yet hopefully i wont find more problems when i come to put it on.
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