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Old 13th November 2020, 09:12   #1
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12 21:06, Harvey Leigh wrote:
> Hi,
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> My name is Harvey leigh and I have Rover Reg: KD 03 XMK . With the
> covid 19 thing I laid up my Rover since February and today tried to
> move it. I had to charge the battery which was flat but I got it going
> after a few hours with the jump leads. I tried to reverse the car off
> the grass verge where it had been parked and I got this awful
> grating noise from the front area under the wheel arches. So I
> don’t know if the car has completely seized up and is finished or its
> something you may have come across before and can be fixed. A few
> years ago I spoke to Louis Rabett and he was a great help with a
> problem I had with the 75 .
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> Any help would be appreciated. [email protected]
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Old 13th November 2020, 09:51   #2
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have the disc pads seized to the discs? If the handbrake has been left on have the shoes seized to the drum?

If the car moves it could just be a covering of rust on the discs that will clean off with use.

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Old 13th November 2020, 09:52   #3
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Have a good look at the front springs - one may have snapped and the end stuck into the tyre.
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Old 13th November 2020, 10:56   #4
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Have a good look at the front springs - one may have snapped and the end stuck into the tyre.

I’d agree with this!
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Old 13th November 2020, 10:59   #5
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have the disc pads seized to the discs? If the handbrake has been left on have the shoes seized to the drum?

If the car moves it could just be a covering of rust on the discs that will clean off with use.

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I'd go with this if its got 9 months of rust on the discs.

I can see rust starting on mine in 24hrs if a damp/wet day.
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Old 13th November 2020, 12:56   #6
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Have a good look at the front springs - one may have snapped and the end stuck into the tyre.
A very good chance this has happened.
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Old 13th November 2020, 13:34   #7
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Bust drop links on the front wheels can make a horrendous grating noise when the steering is turned as well. I had this on my previous 75.
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Old 13th November 2020, 16:54   #8
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Can't be a desperate problem as OP posted this at 9 AM this morning !

And no replies to all the suggestions.
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Old 13th November 2020, 16:59   #9
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Can't be a desperate problem as OP posted this at 9 AM this morning !

And no replies to all the suggestions.
The OP is a Doctor,perhaps he is busy saving lives etc
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Old 13th November 2020, 17:24   #10
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Welcome to the club Harvey. Sounds like one of three things all have been mentioned above. Screeching noise sounds like handbrake being left on since parking it up. The rust has got going and has tried to weld the brake pads to the drum.
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