Creaky Cornering

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Creaky Cornering

Post by 98kellrs » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:28 pm

Im hoping this is nothing, but just wanted to check...

At slow speeds (such as driving round housing estates etc) negotiating tight 90 degree bends produces a strange creaking sound which appears to be coming from the front wheel type area. It doesn't happen when dry steering ( i try not to do it too often!), and it doesn;t happen at speed (i pressume because I dont turn that hard at high speed).

Im not sure if this is because the car is stripped out, and therefore i can hear things that I usually would be able to hear, but im worried that it could be a major problem in the making. Do you guys think it's worth getting checked out or is it just one of those famous 'quirks'?

Any ideas or thoughts as to places I could check would be much appriciated! :D
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Post by Agwa Moose » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:58 pm

Mine does this, annoying it is...

On mine it's the roll bar bushes, the ones to the car body, not the drop links, thing is they were replaced shortly before I got the car, so they're not knackered or owt but it does shut up for a while if I spray em with wd40

Been thinking about taking em off and greasing the bar where it goes through em, might be better than my current solution

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Post by hjkort » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:04 am

Mostly its the rollbar bushes. Replace them and retighten the blocks on the rollbar on the inside of the car (under the bonnet)
Replace the connecting rods too...
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Post by 98kellrs » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:31 am

Excellent thanks guys! :D I'll have a poke around as soon as the exams are over next week! :angry:
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Post by sr480t » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:57 pm

Did it stop the creeky cornering then, becoz i got the same problem.

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Post by Big Brother » Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:16 pm

Lee told me it was the rear shocks when he was driving my 480
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Post by owen080808 » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:16 pm

snap - mines the same! i just had new anti roll bar bushes for the mot so im guessing a little lubrication on them should sort this, will investigate in a few days...
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Post by chris1roll » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:49 pm

The rear of mine is squeaking and rattling like a bag of rusty spanners at the moment..... Once the house is finished the back ends getting a bit of an overhaul.....
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