noise,s

jesta · Post by **jesta** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:45 pm

Please can any one help Ive got a noise in front when i hit bumps. Have new springs & struts, sway bar links,strut tops have no movment in them everything is tight but noise,s is still bloody there!!!!

noccers · Post by **noccers** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:09 pm

what kind of noises, mate? can you try describe them

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:24 pm

jesta wrote:Please can any one help Ive got a noise in front when i hit bumps. Have new springs & struts, sway bar links,strut tops have no movment in them everything is tight but noise,s is still bloody there!!!!

a few things cos I have been through my car and fixed everything recently...

your strut bar in the engine bay. How does it have any bushes to connect the arm? Mine diddn't and when i took it off most of the front end noise went away! this is becuase the natural movement was restricted and the bolts/arm were making some noise as they were stressed.

How low is your car? the springs on compression might be hitting which is common..get some whiteline spring wrap and wrap them...cheap and stops that clunk sound on the springs and also protects them.

the bushes on all the drop-links/sway bar etc might need attention...if u have done the above 2...then go for these.

check the sway bar brackets also....these may be bent ...mine were and went going over bumps on certain angles i was getting some crap noises until i fixed it.

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:40 pm

i had a similar problem jester...after replacing droplinks and bushes

apparently I had one bolt loose - cant remember where it bloody was though....within the strut or something... as soon as they tightened it.. all good

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:08 pm

EURO wrote:i had a similar problem jester...after replacing droplinks and bushes

apparently I had one bolt loose - cant remember where it bloody was though....within the strut or something... as soon as they tightened it.. all good

might have been the bolt that connects the sway bar tot he drop link...mine were taken out and fixed up and greased and its all good now.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:54 am

Jack the car up & see if there is any play in the wheel: top to bottom and side to side.

If there is play top to bottom = shot bottom ball joint

If there is play side to side = shot wheel bearing

Im leaning towards ball joint - but yes more info would be nice. When does the knock come on? Is it when turning or going in a straight line, when you go over bumps. Does its frequency increase and decrease with the cars speed?

jesta · Post by **jesta** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:28 am

Thanks guys found out what it was after just about replace,n every thing needed doing anyway. It was lower rear controll arm bushes they r caster adjustable. So i got Whiteline antlift kit all sweet now got tha tightest front end in Newcastle now. Thanks for you input.

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:07 am

Those bushes are the ducks nuts!

FTO AUSTRALIA

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