help grinding noise

[candy kane]

i have just put in a 20 seh into my mk3 sleeper and i expected teething troubles. Lo and behold ive got the worse grinding noise i have ever heard coming from the front wheels its really really bad when i steer and also pretty bad when i come to a stop ie traffic lights etc. Does anyone have any suggestions what it could be. i thought it may be bearings done up too tight as looked around and could not see anything touching. It almost sounds like the wheels rubbing the arches to me but i cot loads of clearance

[Tathan]

jack it up and see if there's top to bottom play in the wheels. check the ARB links are attached. Check you put oil back in the gearbox. Check the pulleys aren't fouling somewhere.

[candy kane]

ok will do i put 1.25l oil in the box is that enough i know there is a fill bolt but its all i had. do you know exact ammount of oil to put in? Ill check top bott play today i know ard links are on fine as never took them off lol so thats one worry avoided.Good point about pulleys tho never thought about that

[Gordo]

F20 takes 2.1 litres, I expect the other boxes'll be similar.
As for the grinding noise, first thing I'd be checking would be the front pads!

[Ardenblueroy]

Wheel bearings....they don't always have top and bottom play.....done a Astra G this week...no play..but the fronts were shot.

[Violet]

ABS sensor 'pin' against the ABS wheel? The sensor mount is only bolted on and can make the worst noise against the CV joint.

[candy kane]

its cool got it sorted my wheel bearings had seperated in the engine converion all sorted now tho. Downside is my brand new vectra v6 discs are now shot never good as they were grinding on calipers.
i have an F20 box so ill drop sum more in when i get 5 mins

[candy kane]

cheers for the advice tho guys n gals oh abs sensors met a horible death via hammer earlier lol