I had my 2014 Model S85 in for service and a CCS2 upgrade.
I asked them to look at the rattle from the front suspension and I was preparing myself for the cost of new air suspension struts.
It went in yesterday and they rang to say it wasn’t the struts but the lower control arm bushing on the RHS.
So that was going to be $1400. Ouch.
Today they test drive it and the noise was still there so it stayed a bit longer. In the end they put the original lower control arm back on and my tech and the senior service guy took another look.
Turns out that all the washing I had been doing to keep the wheels clean had washed the grease out of behind the brake pads allowing them to rattle on their pins. They re-greased the back of the pads and the rattle has gone. They charged about $300 for diagnosis fees and I’m pretty sure they spent a lot more time than they charged.
Now the car is as quiet as it’s first day.
I asked them to look at the rattle from the front suspension and I was preparing myself for the cost of new air suspension struts.
It went in yesterday and they rang to say it wasn’t the struts but the lower control arm bushing on the RHS.
So that was going to be $1400. Ouch.
Today they test drive it and the noise was still there so it stayed a bit longer. In the end they put the original lower control arm back on and my tech and the senior service guy took another look.
Turns out that all the washing I had been doing to keep the wheels clean had washed the grease out of behind the brake pads allowing them to rattle on their pins. They re-greased the back of the pads and the rattle has gone. They charged about $300 for diagnosis fees and I’m pretty sure they spent a lot more time than they charged.
Now the car is as quiet as it’s first day.