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    Default Strange scraping/squealing noise

    Can anyone help me?
    Yesterday a very strange and concerning noise started coming from somewhere around the front drivers side. It sounds like somthing scraping or a bearing gone. It started off constant but has gone quite intermittent. It only seems to happen at low speeds(below 40 mph) and with the steering wheel slightly off centre to the left. I have had a look around but cant see anything obvious that would cause it. Im not sure if its suspension/wheel or engine related but engine speed doesnt affect it. I have also noticed that the air con has recently stopped working but Im not sure if it is related. The car is booked into the dealer on friday but we are unhappy driving it until then incase whatever it is breaks in a big way and something bad happens.
    Any help on this would be greatly recieved.

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    I just had a similar sounding problem...resolved in 5 mins.I lay on the floor and looked under/around the passengers side wheel and noticed that a 'plate' was making contact with the disk.
    Id recently replaced the wishbone and had left the plate in contact with the disk....dohh.
    Anyhow less than a minute with a pair of pliers..cured.
    Hope that helps.

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    Went to the garage on friday and they reckon that the radiator bushes have gone. I know i had the improved ones on as my car went in for the mod about 2 and a half years ago. Im still not convinced that the bush could make this much noise. Has anyone else had the bush fail and if so how much noise did it make?
    Also my air con compressor has failed after only 4 and a bit years, thankfully it is covered by our warranty!!!

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