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Rattle
« on: 24 October 2010, 19:40:28 »
I have a loud matallic rattle somewhere on the front of the car... I have had 2 new wishbones and 2 new drop links .... I am now thinking broken spring ?...anyone agree?
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #1 on: 24 October 2010, 20:23:16 »


Heat shields ??
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #2 on: 25 October 2010, 01:48:31 »
No not the sheilds everything solid... feels more meaty thatn that ... also checked the exhaust which is solid... I am baffled.... the car pulls left despite being lined up recently ....could abroken spring do this?
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #3 on: 25 October 2010, 02:47:38 »
Presumably the rattle is only present when the car is moving ?
Dont think a broken spring will rattle tbh. :-/
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #4 on: 25 October 2010, 08:19:49 »
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Presumably the rattle is only present when the car is moving ?
Dont think a broken spring will rattle tbh. :-/
My rear one did when it broke - the bottom 2" rattled about loose - initial cure remove broken bit, final cure fit new springs. ;)
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #5 on: 25 October 2010, 10:18:18 »
i have just had my rear springs changed on thurs as drivers side rear was broke( found on mot) prior to this it had started pulling to left not violently but i could feel it, and it was rattling slightly but i thought it was link bar, now springs changed i did both  driving straight and true
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #6 on: 25 October 2010, 10:38:40 »
Never known an Omega front spring to break.

If this started after the work, double check all droplink nuts fully tightened, and that nothing else disturbed :)
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #7 on: 28 October 2010, 13:11:58 »
Yep double checked - drop links are good and solid ... I am really baffled....

I thought of broken spring cos of the change in the steering behaviour..... BTW Tony at WIM has lined this car up 3 times and it still pulls to the left - so you can see why I was thinking suspension geometery
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Re: Rattle
« Reply #8 on: 28 October 2010, 13:20:27 »
A front spring broke undetected on a Combo van I had some time ago, but there was no rattle, but every now and again it would pull severely to the damaged side and then clear up again. It turned out that the broken coil was intermittently jamming in some way and interfering with the steering geometry.
Needs fixing double quick if that's the cause.
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