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we drive a rover in our house. just lately theres a grinding/shuddering every now and again when stopping. i thought it was brakes but theyve been given clean bill of health. any thoughts, im thinking clutch which could be costly

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Clutch failing would be difficulty in changing gear & smell of burning asbestos around the engine area.



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would have gone with brakes, or if in gear could be gearbox/or diff that will be expensive?

Try it out of gear, if it still does it, will be brake related... take it to another garage for a second opinion.

It`ll be the stairs, but cars arent really designed to be driven in the house. Try it out on the road. 

no burning smell that ive noticed, had the breaks given the allclear by kwik fit as its free :)



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no burning smell that ive noticed, had the breaks given the allclear by kwik fit as its free :) its defo front end of the car that grinds and only happens when pulling up but not everytime...guess a service is the answer



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Could it be the anti brake lock system?

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had the breaks given the allclear by kwik fit as its freeTake it to a `garage` that employs `mechanics`
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I wouldn`t trust Kwik Fit to be able to distinguish the boot from the bonnet.

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Yeh, it could be anything really, worn suspension bushes, steering arms, shock absorber etc etc...



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I`d be on either Suspension or gearbox/driveshaft hunts.
Had it been a newer car I would have gone for one of these dual-mass flywheel p-o-scheitte but I don`t think Rover ever used them.

Model and year of Rover may be helpful as might be able to get some diagnostic pointers off me mate.

My thoughts would be:
(If more of a strange groaning/squeak noise) = Suspension parts. Shock absorbers first (normally noticable by wet patches around the thick straight part as they leak), anti- roll bar links (normally a clunk but can groan as the car lurches forward), front springs (cracked, broken or just badly worn)

Gearbox area: Gearbox itself but 9 out of 10 times would cause other noises when driviing too, driveshafts, bent or damaged but generally give a wobble when driving, CV joints.
CV joint test is easy though, find an area the car can U-turn in and put the steering on a lock, drive the car forwards on the lock then the same in reverse. Do it on both a left hand and right hand lock.
If a CV joint has gone you should hear a clicking sound (usually loud).

After that, it`s down to a mechanic methinks. (That`s of course, if the brakes have definitely been ruled out)

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