Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: pscocoa on 09 June 2010, 20:46:55
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Here we go - could be anything - wishbones, drop links, bushes....
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Arthritic joints :D
Is it just from cold or all the time :question
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Is it over bumps or when turning the wheel (could be dry top mounting)
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It might help, but i used to have a Volvo S80 which had a creaking from the front offside, took me ages to find it.........and it was the bonnet catches which locked the bonnet in place when closed. ::)
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It might help, but i used to have a Volvo S80 which had a creaking from the front offside, took me ages to find it.........and it was the bonnet catches which locked the bonnet in place when closed. ::)
That's an odd one! Bet that took ages to find ::)
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Yeah, drove me nuts, and only creaked when i went over a bump! The screws had come loose which hold the catc :(hes onto the bonnet!
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the creaking is all the time - I had not noticed it but my wife has been using the car this week and of course reports all faults. Went out and had a good push down (on the car) and creaking seems to be from under the engine - in car it sounds from drivers side wheel arch but from front of car with bonnet up is in centre
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Yeah, drove me nuts, and only creaked when i went over a bump! The screws had come loose which hold the catc :(hes onto the bonnet!
Bizarre!
Our man here should check for movement in the bushes, link bars and wishbone ball-joint. If nothing looks out of place, give all joints a liberal dose of silicon grease spray.
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The only other thing i can think of is the strut that keeps the shock asorber in place!? :-/
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The only other thing i can think of is the strut that keeps the shock asorber in place!? :-/
it does seem to be in that area - will have to get on to it tomorrow
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good luck 8-) :y
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Dry/worn upper bearing on macpherson strut. #9 in pic
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/belisensis/OMEGAFORUM/FrontSuspension.gif
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front roll bar drop link is culprit
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front roll bar drop link is culprit
Normally knocks as oppose to creak :-?. Surprising
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front roll bar drop link is culprit
Normally knocks as oppose to creak :-?. Surprising
you were right - changed drop links and noise has started again - but everything seems ok. Links were a bit worn and it seems tighter at front but that could be my imagination.
Will keep looking
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Anti roll bar bush?
Worth spraying a little WD40 at each of the moving parts in turn and see what (temporarily) stops it?
Kevin
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just to read k woods reply :y
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Is it over bumps or when turning the wheel (could be dry top mounting)
Which is it?
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I had similar symptoms last year, with a creaking noise from under the car.
It turned out to be the mounting plate under the gearbox, where it is fixed to the chassis, one of the bolts had worked loose.
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I had similar symptoms last year, with a creaking noise from under the car.
It turned out to be the mounting plate under the gearbox, where it is fixed to the chassis, one of the bolts had worked loose.
Eeeek !! :o
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this is now getting wierd. when I pushed down on the front of the car (prior to changing the links) the creak was clear. Changed the links and that noise has definitely ceased. The noise from inside of car was there after I changed links but today has not appeared at all.
Will keep ears open.
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Is it raining or damp where you are today?
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Sorry, should have said...
My point being that water acts as a lubricant.
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dry today - I had similar thoughts - wil see how it goes - would drop links make such a handling difference as I think they have or is it my imagination?
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dry today - I had similar thoughts - wil see how it goes - would drop links make such a handling difference as I think they have or is it my imagination?
They would only really make a noticeable difference if they were really slack or had become totally disconnected from the roll-bar.