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ChrisMidWales

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• Today at 16:58

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I have rattle from the front of the car. It is mainly coming from the passenger side and Halle s when I’m going over a rough road. I have changed the anti roll bar drop links multiple times and have just renewed the anti roll bar bushes and it doesn’t seem to have completely solved the issue.
Can anyone help point me in the direction for my next search?

 

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• Today at 17:06

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ChrisMidWales said:

I have rattle from the front of the car. It is mainly coming from the passenger side and Halle s when I’m going over a rough road. I have changed the anti roll bar drop links multiple times and have just renewed the anti roll bar bushes and it doesn’t seem to have completely solved the issue.
Can anyone help point me in the direction for my next search?

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This video on you tube is exactly what the rattle sounds like and also the reason why I went down the drop links route. When I went through my 3rd pair of drop links I decided that the anti roll bar bushes must be worn and causing excessive ware and making the drop links fail. I have just done the bushes and checked the drop links and yet the noise is better but not gone.

 

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to post a yt. vid. .. clik on the 'media' tab .. 'n paste in the url link.
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ChrisMidWales

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• Today at 17:37

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Thank you for posting the link for me.

 

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• Today at 17:38

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I've had strut top bearings and also a loose centre shock nut (at the top) that clonks like a roll bar joint.

 

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• Today at 17:40

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I was thinking of looking at the top suspension minting but wasn’t 100% sure how to get to it on the passengers side as loads in the way. I’ll have a look thank you.

 

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• Today at 18:07

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Disconnect battery.
Take one lead off from fuse box. The lead from battery.
3 nuts and lift fusebox up to allow access.

 

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• Today at 18:07

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Why don't you take the drop links off and see if the rattle has gone?

 

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• Today at 18:08

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I had a rattle from a faulty shock absorber a few years ago. The cheapest way to confirm it was to buy a used strut complete from a breaker and swap it out.

 

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• Today at 21:07

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Anaconda said:

Why don't you take the drop links off and see if the rattle has gone?

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That’s an interesting idea. I surely cannot drive without the links???

 

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ChrisMidWales said:

That’s an interesting idea. I surely cannot drive without the links???

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I had a car once which had a missing drop link, I never noticed!
Probably not best practice but I can't see how it will hurt for testing purposes, might affect the handling a bit if you go hurtling down some twisty roads.

 

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ChrisMidWales said:

That’s an interesting idea. I surely cannot drive without the links???

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Lots of off roaders remove the drop links and anti-roll bar completely so why not?
Remove the drop links and tie up the ends of the anti-roll bar and see how it is.