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mcfc1987

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Right, the front end (mainly passenger side) gives me some really bad knocking and rattling over bumps and is very bad over uneven surfaces. However if coming up to some bumps etc that I know normaly cause said sound and i bake firmly putting a load over the front there is no knocking sound.
The steering also feels rather loose and does not inspire me with any confidence which is a vast difference to my last 6 and when i first picked this one up.

Any ideas? I dont really want to just start stripping stuff down and replacing random crap.
The last owner said the only thing he didnt replace in the last 2 years was the ARB and bushes.

Things that it wont be (hopefully) are ball joints and anything to do with the rear as Carl (Mech Repairs) replaced them whilst rebuilding the rear beam (shagged bearings) in september.

I have given as much information as possible so hopefully someone can shed some light on this.

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 12:25
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greenbelt

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mcfc1987 wrote:
The last owner said the only thing he didnt replace in the last 2 years was the ARB and bushes.


Best place to start Wink

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 14:14
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adam b

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Get it in the air and try to move everything.

P bushes / balljoints I'd say. Could be arb droplinks or the bushes but the bushes rarely go.

Could also be a topmount bearing.

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 14:38
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mcfc1987

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Got Rich W roller bearing wishbone bushes on and they were regreased and seemed to be working well a few months ago.

How do you check top mounts? ball joints should be fine due to only being 2 months old (ish).

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 15:02
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adam b

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Check them anyway - might be a defective one.

Not really sure to be honest on the top mounts apart from jacking it up and trying to get something to move.

Oh and also check the balljoints are tight in the hubs Thumbs up

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 15:15
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davidmartin

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When was the tracking last checked?.reason I ask is ypu say a lot of the suspension has been renewed.If its toeing out ,that could give you the loose feeling.

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 15:55
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droplinks also

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 16:42
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mcfc1987

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Well i have bought droplinks and new ARB bushes so i will be getting them on but didnt want to put them on, still have the problem and have to remove the droplinks again a couple of weeks later as more than likely they wont come off cleanly

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 16:54
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tvrfan007

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My money would be on droplinks. The uneven surfaces will make it sound rattly.

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 18:26
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teo79

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I had this problem with my 6 turned out to be driveshafts and a cracked top mount bearing

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Posted 25th Nov 2010 at 06:58
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306gti6head

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Cracked top mount bearing is a BIATCH...

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Posted 23rd Dec 2010 at 21:52
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Wishbone bushes also would be on my checklist.

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daveyboy wrote:
Wishbone bushes also would be on my checklist.


He has the Rich_W roller bearings installed and freshly greased though....

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Posted 27th Dec 2010 at 23:16
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