Whereabouts is it rubbing on the old tyre? Side wall/edge/tread? Photo would be nice here?
I fitted some new wheels to my car yesterday (540iT) and heard something rubbing from the left rear, I have visually inspected it but can't see anything, it doesn't seem to change tempo when I press the brakes or go over bumps. I thought it might be the exhaust because its a custom stainless one but theres at least a 1cm gap, could it move about that much when driving? The only other thing I can think of is possibly a suspension component ( I can't quite see the clearance at the top of the strut but when I feel it, it seems ok) or something to do with the brakes. The rub is constant, never goes away, never gets worse and relative to speed.
I had a set of wheels where the left rear was ripped to shreds on the inside of the tyre, I thought it was a bad tyre. So I replaced all the wheels with a new set (Style 5s), yesterday I bought a set of MPars and fitted those (Same size all round) and can hear them rubbing. When I thought about I realised that the original tyre must have had the same problem and failed because of this, it may just have been quieter. I checked the tyre on the Style 5 wheel and this is also showing signs of rubbing so I am thinking that they all rubbed but these wheels rub louder so it doesn't seem wheel specific.
Does anyone have any ideas what it could be or what to check because I am really stumped
UK 1997 e34 540iA Touring, 1989 535i Sport - now sold, 1998 Mercedes CLK 200 Coupe
Whereabouts is it rubbing on the old tyre? Side wall/edge/tread? Photo would be nice here?
Its rubbing on the inside side wall towards the edge with the tread (opposite edge to where it meets the wheel.) by the looks of it, I will try and get a pic of the tyre tonight
UK 1997 e34 540iA Touring, 1989 535i Sport - now sold, 1998 Mercedes CLK 200 Coupe
I would check the strut to see if there is some paint rubbing... Maybe it is your wheel bearing shot.. try to rock it while in the air to see if you have any play... should be zero.
Will check the tyre size tonight, thanks for the info, by the way is a 2 tonne trolley jack enough for a 540? I am guessing an e34 touring is between 1600 - 1800 kgs? Its within the limit but just didn't seem as solid as I would have liked or am I just being over-cautious (I get very nervous jacking up cars - I'd rather work on the engine).
UK 1997 e34 540iA Touring, 1989 535i Sport - now sold, 1998 Mercedes CLK 200 Coupe
You are not lifting up the entire car so it is enough. However, the trolley jack is NOT the safest jack... Use jack stand along with it. Set parking brake on before jacking up the car and only jack up on level paved ground.
2t jack is barely adequate, I'd use a 3 tonne, reasonably priced from screwfix..Originally Posted by leicesterboy15