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[grain.ben]

Got a few niggles I want to sort out next week while im off work.

1> Got a clicking noise coming from the passenger door/ B pillar area. Hard to explain, but imagine a pendulum thats swaying back and thorth and hitting something on each side, now, when i set off, click, and when i brake, click  , any ideas as its driving me mad, does it all the time 

2> Had a clunking issue ever since i got the car, it clunks and knocks on the front end, coming from the suspension area/ wheels ect. It clunks when going over rough roads, bumps and potholes i cant avoid  . The funny thing is, when ever i take the front wheels off it stops doing it for a while then comes back (like ive disturbed something  ). And something else ive noticed, it doesnt do it when its very cold outside, like this morning, but when the temperature rises is happens more! Any ideas?

3> how the hell does the passenger side air vent come off, ive found the guide but it wont come free so i can get my glovebox out 

Cheers chaps, hope you all have a lovely weekend   

[feeutfo]

1 brake pad ant rattle sprng broken or poorly fitted

2 wishbone bushes fubar

3 see glove box removal guide


NEXT!

[grain.ben]

1 brake pad ant rattle sprng broken or poorly fitted

2 wishbone bushes fubar

3 see glove box removal guide


NEXT!

1> OK will have a look

2> Not wishbones, powerflex bushes fitted nearly a year ago, TFS had a look at these when i went up to his place last, and said they were fine 

3> Went by the guide but it wont budge and i dont want to break it 

[feeutfo]

1 brake pad ant rattle sprng broken or poorly fitted

2 wishbone bushes fubar

3 see glove box removal guide


NEXT!

1> OK will have a look

2> Not wishbones, powerflex bushes fitted nearly a year ago, TFS had a look at these when i went up to his place last, and said they were fine 

3> Went by the guide but it wont budge and i dont want to break it 

2 Rearward vertical bush.

3 av it!

[TheBoy]

2) droplinks worth checking

3) sure you removed the hidden screw?

[omega3000]

Clunking = Dropliks 

[grain.ben]

2> Will have the wishbones checked again and will check the droplinks, i know the drop links are non gm, (had them fitted before i found this this site, not knowing to use gen gm ones at the time  ) They are my suspicion anyway 

3> isnt the "hidden" screw behind the vent?? Its the frigging vent i cant get out unless im not pulling? it hard enough? 

[adey2]

have you removed the end cap off dash to get to the screw in question, just pulls off

[grain.ben]

have you removed the end cap off dash to get to the screw in question, just pulls off

Yep, end off, then two screws, one at top, one at bottom, i removed both, the top of the vent moves but the whole vent doesnt want to shift 

[RobG]

Look for the retaining clips/tangs towards bottom of vent

[grain.ben]

Look for the retaining clips/tangs towards bottom of vent

Cheers chaps, will have a good poke around in the coming days 

[adey2]

to remove vent top screw only then pull vent towards door whilst pulling it out its location as a holding tab on side closest to airbag   hth

[grain.ben]

to remove vent top screw only then pull vent towards door whilst pulling it out its location as a holding tab on side closest to airbag   hth

Ahhh i see, ill have a go at that tomorow, taa muchly 

[TheBoy]

GM droplinks cost to much.  Febi, Lemforder or Merle HD are cheaper and as good as GM

[feeutfo]

Clunking = * Dropliks 

* = possibly! possibly drop links. But given the the other descriptions re temp and jacking, I'm going with bushes. ESP as drop links are a rattle, not a clonk, so much.

But its defo worth checking drop links. Play can be fealt with both wheels jacked.