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7th March 2016, 20:35 | #1 |
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knocking front suspension....yawn..bored of it now
my 2000 model yr v6.
changed bottom arm bushes and drop links for new old stock genuine items along with 2 top mounts. knocking persists. cant find any free play in the bottom arms or track rod ends. if i cant get to bottom of it i swear ill hit it with a hammer..its driving me insane. any fresh ideas folks??? |
7th March 2016, 20:37 | #2 |
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Strut mounts?
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7th March 2016, 20:39 | #3 |
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Anti roll bar bushes are bad for knocking when they wear, and it's not always obvious that they are worn when they're under tension.
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8th March 2016, 07:59 | #4 |
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Mine is doing my head in too. 3 seperate garages (2 of which MG Rover specialists) can't find anything wrong. I've had top mounts done, two sets of droplinks, lower arm bushes done. No play anywhere - but as soon as you hit a poor road surface the ride is so noisy
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8th March 2016, 08:22 | #5 |
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you can tell the strut mounts are usually on there way out, when you go to turn the wheel with he car on the spot and it creaks like James Cameron's Titanic when the ship is going down! awful noise! I have to replace mine as last year I replaced with second spares and they have gone again! remember buy cheap buy twice!
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How bad is the knocking?
I am sure I read somewhere that early on, there was a recall for knocking at low speed on poor surfaces, but it was never concluded. My car quietly knocks from the front end over small bumps at low speed on bad roads and has only covered 40,000 miles, As does my dads, he has had top mounts, shocks, springs, drop links, lower arms and bushes, anti roll bar bushes and a steering rack. Turn the radio up. |
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8th March 2016, 16:55 | #9 |
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this is how i feel at the moment.
im not fitting bottom arms just for fun..to find out its no different. the arb bushes look a swine to get at too. . i think it could be those... even a battered 2004 mazda 6 i had for peanuts had no suspension knocks.handled better too |
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