Annoying squeak coming from the drivers side rear area

PT · Postby PT » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:07 am

You drive an NA or NB Chris?

chris d · Postby **chris d** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:43 am

Sorry.
I drive an NA Clubman. 1993.
Chris

PT · Postby PT » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:45 am

Bugger, I'll check my battery holder, but it's down in the floor pan, not up in the boot like the NAs. So I don't think it's going to be that.

Guess I'll take it into Mazda.

Erwino · Postby **Erwino** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:07 pm

any suggestions about my problem with the rooted alan key head that i cant seem to tighten?

PT · Postby PT » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:09 pm

Erwino wrote:any suggestions about my problem with the rooted alan key head that i cant seem to tighten?

We told you, that can't be tightened, they are welded in at the back.

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:12 pm

Garry wrote:I used some fishing line wrapped around the pivot pin to tighten up the joints in my car. It works great, though its a bit of a bitch to get the fishing line into the joint.

Erwino · Postby **Erwino** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:28 pm

i think we are talking about 2 different things.

because what im talking about is clearly not welded in at the back, but rather a normal screw with a washer around it, all the other screws are fine its just this 1 perticular screw seems like its been tightened too many times, because now the head is stuffed and the alan key just spins around in circles in the screw head.

rain902 · Postby **rain902** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:02 pm

Erwino wrote:i think we are talking about 2 different things.

because what im talking about is clearly not welded in at the back, but rather a normal screw with a washer around it, all the other screws are fine its just this 1 perticular screw seems like its been tightened too many times, because now the head is stuffed and the alan key just spins around in circles in the screw head.

gert an "easyout"

drill a hole into the thread, and screw the easyout into it - it has a reversing thread and the further you screw it in, it will bite and remove the screw. it takes a bit of care but once the screw is removed yu can fit another screw without a stuffed allen head and tighten it properly!

Erwino · Postby **Erwino** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:44 pm

but then where am i gonna get the right sized screw to replace it?

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:48 pm

Try Bolts & Industrial Supplies, 145 Evans Rd Salisbury, Tel 3277 6944.

PT · Postby PT » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:46 pm

IS this squeak something I could take to Mazda and have them fix it under warranty?

AJ · Postby AJ » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:36 pm

of course it is.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:45 pm

My car developed a squeak after the new roof was fitted. It's taken me a few days but I finally found it :roll:

. It was a rivet attaching part of the roof vinyl near a side frame that is upright when the roof is on/up. I thought it was some or one of the hinges. Anyhow, the rivet was juuuuuust touching the frame upright and making a hellava racket. It was way down near the catch trough for the rain rail. Moved the rivet one poofteenth of a millimeter and silence

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