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badadj

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posted recently about clunking coming from rear of my 110. After much head scratching and closer inspection I came to the conclusion that it may be the knackered ball joints on the anti-roll bar. It didn't seem to be the exhaust as that was solid. The clunking was only really evident when the car was fully loaded and whilst cornering left or on uneven road surfaces. So I duly changed the ball joints and kept my fingers crossed, but when I took the car out for a blast last weekend the clunking reared its head again . Short of renewing the rear suspension I'm at a loss. Anybody got any ideas please.:confused:
 
badadj said:
posted recently about clunking coming from rear of my 110. After much head scratching and closer inspection I came to the conclusion that it may be the knackered ball joints on the anti-roll bar. It didn't seem to be the exhaust as that was solid. The clunking was only really evident when the car was fully loaded and whilst cornering left or on uneven road surfaces. So I duly changed the ball joints and kept my fingers crossed, but when I took the car out for a blast last weekend the clunking reared its head again . Short of renewing the rear suspension I'm at a loss. Anybody got any ideas please.:confused:
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Try the rear radius arm bushes Probably best to get a deflex Polybush kit and replace all the rear bushes. Also check the propshaft for movement and the UJ's for wear.
 
redhand said:
Try the rear radius arm bushes Probably best to get a deflex Polybush kit and replace all the rear bushes. Also check the propshaft for movement and the UJ's for wear.
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Propshaft seems ok uj's probably worn I don't think they've been changed in the last 5 years. So i'll probably start with the bushes. Is that a tricky job someone told me you had to burn out the old bushes first.
 
badadj said:
Propshaft seems ok uj's probably worn I don't think they've been changed in the last 5 years. So i'll probably start with the bushes. Is that a tricky job someone told me you had to burn out the old bushes first.
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Depends how long they've been in and how the landys been used/abused. If they do need burning out it just a case of burning the rubber out then using an hacksaw cut thru the metal bushing.
 
redhand said:
Depends how long they've been in and how the landys been used/abused. If they do need burning out it just a case of burning the rubber out then using an hacksaw cut thru the metal bushing.
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I'll give it a go as soon as I can, the strange thing is that around the same time as the clunking began it was accompanied by a loose rattling sound every time I hit a bump. This can still be heard even when the car is running light. It sounds like a rattling tin can.
 
Before you do anything drastic (i.e. expensive, and wasting good beer time) get the brute up on a ramp and start hunting uinder the back end.

You KNOW there's a problem. So you look till you find it.
THEN fix it.

Otherwise you'll "fix" God only knows what, and might still have the problem.

CharlesY
 
CharlesY said:
Before you do anything drastic (i.e. expensive, and wasting good beer time) get the brute up on a ramp and start hunting uinder the back end.

You KNOW there's a problem. So you look till you find it.
THEN fix it.

Otherwise you'll "fix" God only knows what, and might still have the problem.

CharlesY
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That is the problem I dragged it over a pit about two weeks ago and stood scratching my head for a good hour poking and prying with a screwdriver and all I could come up with was two rusted ball joints. It would seem that my initial suggestion of strapping myself to the chassis and getting the missus to drive over some speed bumps is becoming an almost realistic way of identifying the cause.
 
I agree, but the principle stands!
You KNOW the fault is there.
The problem is to find it.

Try brute force.
Put it over the pit or on a ramp
Stick two big strong blokes standing in the back deck with the door open, and get them to jump up and down together with you underneath looking and listening as the car hopefully bounces up and down.

Now jack it up on the axle, and check the hubs for wobbles.

If you are still stuck, take off both rear shockers and try bouncing it again.

After that, ask Slob.

CharlesY
 
CharlesY said:
I agree, but the principle stands!
You KNOW the fault is there.
The problem is to find it.

Try brute force.
Put it over the pit or on a ramp
Stick two big strong blokes standing in the back deck with the door open, and get them to jump up and down together with you underneath looking and listening as the car hopefully bounces up and down.

Now jack it up on the axle, and check the hubs for wobbles.

If you are still stuck, take off both rear shockers and try bouncing it again.

After that, ask Slob.

CharlesY
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Should be entertaining to watch for any bystanders even if I can't locate the problem. Thanks for that, think I'll give that a go first.
 
Sure, and MY plan would be first to have look to see if the shockers will come off without breaking.

If so, I would have them off right away.

Now you can check them off the car. Could be the answer .....

But then you can bounce the bugger properly.

CHarlesY
 
CharlesY said:
Sure, and MY plan would be first to have look to see if the shockers will come off without breaking.

If so, I would have them off right away.

Now you can check them off the car. Could be the answer .....

But then you can bounce the bugger properly.

CHarlesY
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Well i did wonder if the loose rattling sound was one of the shockers. I may have been thrown a red herring when I saw the knackered ball joints.
 
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