Yes, a groaning caliper sounds right here. Most of the 406's rear calipers will seize more and more over the years. A good pads out, pins out, clean up, copper grease up will sort it for now.
Oh and mjb meant that purely by looking at the Laguna splitter - it bent!.
(he is an ex Laguna owner and is still very bitter about the experience even though we've all told him it's ok and not to worry, we all make mistakes etc etc. I think eventually he will need some professional councelling to ease him through the post-Laguna period).
HPI engine info, anyone, anything ? and in return...
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Black Pearl
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ha me uncle will be pleased then, he aint had his long, in fairness its quite a tidy machine but what lies beneath with all the bentness of em is yet to be discovered, though i did wonder why he made 4 tracks in the rain going in a straight line, i used to have the problem though it was allowed being a 16 year old mini, they crab at the best of times, thanks all for the info on the brake sqeak and suspension knock, hopefully all will be resolved this weekend if the weather holds up alright, hopefully upload some photos for peoples perusal ( perusal, ha poshest word i know )
oh should there be anyone in the east midlands area, well tamworth area know of a good window tinting company please let me know, gotta find somewhere that does decent tinting.
oh should there be anyone in the east midlands area, well tamworth area know of a good window tinting company please let me know, gotta find somewhere that does decent tinting.
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Black Pearl
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well i got me anti roll bar bushes in, didnt seem a too hard job at all. Unfortunatley the knocking is still there 
its lessened i admit probably only due to the fact that the old bushes were shagged and in replacing them has stopped movement on another bush, part thats knckerd from moving so much. What an annoyance. Anyone know of anyother common back suspension faults apart from the roll bar bushes to have a look at ?
its lessened i admit probably only due to the fact that the old bushes were shagged and in replacing them has stopped movement on another bush, part thats knckerd from moving so much. What an annoyance. Anyone know of anyother common back suspension faults apart from the roll bar bushes to have a look at ?
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Black Pearl
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is that the leading arm drop link, the tie rod looking bar going into the middle of the car, or the dog leg end of the anti roll bar to the wheel hub ? or am i talkin cack and its none of these things ? lol i aint really had a poke about the 406's ive had, only cus i aint had cause to. Though most folk of my age at the time probably would of had to being 19 and stererotypically thrashed the knackers out of any car they got theyre hands on, i aint one of them lol 
ya dont normally hear of 23 year olds driving 406's, im one of em and proud of it, rather have a damn fine car than a rice burning fibre glass shopping trolley anyday
ya dont normally hear of 23 year olds driving 406's, im one of em and proud of it, rather have a damn fine car than a rice burning fibre glass shopping trolley anyday
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Black Pearl
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, the things i listed are only some bits i noticed when i was doing me roll bar bushes, they just looked likely for weak points for the knocking and a rattling sound. ive probably named em completley wrong as well, but as long as folk know what im on about im ne'er to fussed lol