Hi all!
I've just discovered that a knock I thought was from the tow bar, isn't from the tow bar! It seems to be coming from the nearside rear wheel/trailing arm area when the car initially starts compressing, I can make it do it by pushing the tow bar down for example.
Is this a typical sign of the rear trailing arm bearings or something else?
Thanks.
Knock from nearside rear wheel on compression
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Does the rear of a hydractive (VSX, not the Activa) car have an ARB? Wasn't sure if it did or not..
I'm pretty sure that it isn't the trailing arm bearings to be honest with you, mainly because its still nice and smooth when I compress the suspension myself.
I'll wait until I've got two pairs of hands so one can make it make the noise, and one can watch/feel to see what it is!
Cheers.
I'm pretty sure that it isn't the trailing arm bearings to be honest with you, mainly because its still nice and smooth when I compress the suspension myself.
I'll wait until I've got two pairs of hands so one can make it make the noise, and one can watch/feel to see what it is!
Cheers.
How's the rear ride height? I had very elusive knock from what seemed like rear nearside, which I was convinced was one of the rear sub-frame's nearside bushes gone west. After many months of fruitless investigation, I checked the ride height, which had been spot on years before, and I found the ride height to be 35mm too high. Kicked myself, as it was obvious when I did the 1 finger test
All I could manage by trial and error was a setting 5mm higher than the max stated in BoL, but magically, the noise disappeared. Intend resetting it to within tolerance when we have warmer weather. Can only guess that the clamp on the anti-roll bar had moved, but no idea why, unless it was the full load of bags of compost.
This was last autumn, and still enjoying a car with no knocking noises
All I could manage by trial and error was a setting 5mm higher than the max stated in BoL, but magically, the noise disappeared. Intend resetting it to within tolerance when we have warmer weather. Can only guess that the clamp on the anti-roll bar had moved, but no idea why, unless it was the full load of bags of compost.
This was last autumn, and still enjoying a car with no knocking noises
Martin
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I had considered ride height, but I'd say its a little too low if anything as it loves banging off the rear bump stops on a rough road on the way home from work.
I'll have a look when I get chance and my dad is available to push the car down while I've got my head down there, not under the car though, I'm not that silly!
I'll have a look when I get chance and my dad is available to push the car down while I've got my head down there, not under the car though, I'm not that silly!