c32 suspension racket

[Billy albert]

Have got a racket from underneath somewhere going over uneven roads especially speed humps. is a knock of some sort seems like front right but sometimes sounds like back right.

Had it on ramp tried to see if any play but nothing so am stumped, anyone got any ideas to likely cause. bit vague i know.

 

[0ptic]

Have got a racket from underneath somewhere going over uneven roads especially speed humps. is a knock of some sort seems like front right but sometimes sounds like back right.

Had it on ramp tried to see if any play but nothing so am stumped, anyone got any ideas to likely cause. bit vague i know.

Check the ends of the springs mate. Had two broken on mine, no difference to ride height but made more of a twang than a knock. ARB bushes or links? I think the links can be bad without being obviously loose.

 

[Neiltodd]

Check the ends of the springs mate. Had two broken on mine, no difference to ride height but made more of a twang than a knock. ARB bushes or links? I think the links can be bad without being obviously loose.

I had the same on mine and same sound.

 

[Billy albert]

What you had knocking and was broken springs ?

 

[mad4amanda]

Mine is exactly the same, broken drivers side front spring being done tomorrow.

 

[Billy albert]

Yeah springs didn't cross my mind will check tomorrow thanks

 

[SavMan]

You are not having to much luck with that car so far, good thing is once you have sorted it you will have one of the best C32's around.

 

[Billy albert]

You are not having to much luck with that car so far, good thing is once you have sorted it you will have one of the best C32's around.

Yeah I know but can't blame this on last owner as this has been knocking for about a month

It's a mint car mate just hit 30000 miles pulls like a train

I will get it to working order lol the smoothness and no jerk makes me very happy and love the car . I'll be glad if it is springs , excuse to get h and r .

 

[Neiltodd]

What you had knocking and was broken springs ?

the twang rather than a knock.

 

[BlackC55]

Roll bar link?

 

[Billy albert]

Roll bar link?

Seem solid however control arm bushes are shot I recon , jacked it up wheel on lock touching ground , rocked and you can can see lateral play but can't get it to cluck like it does over speed bumps

 

[mad4amanda]

well new spring fitted and silence no knocking for me !

 

[Billy albert]

well new spring fitted and silence no knocking for me !

Springs look fine

C55 any other parts need removing before fitting front control arms / retrack ?

 

[mxs]

I had the same problem, I had the anti-roll bushes and drop links replaced, and the car has since driven like new. On an older W203 the 'twanging' turned out to be a broken rear spring, replaced both whilst I was at it.

 

[BlackC55]

Not to sure what you mean?

 

[Billy albert]

Not to sure what you mean?

Do you need to drop the struts and hub to change the front control arm and afterwards do i need to get the tracking re done

 

[BlackC55]

The aluminium arm or the steel arm?

 

[Billy albert]

The aluminium arm or the steel arm?

Aluminum

 

[Billy albert]

Swopped out all control arms , drop links and nipped the wheel bearings, no more knocking just need to get it aligned to make sure perfect , the arms didn't look or feel bad at all on closer inspection hey all done now though

 

[BlackC55]

Sorry, just seen this thread again.

Make sure that you re-grease the bearing too. The green grease is available from mb.

I've seen it too many times when the bearing has been tightened and not greased and they have worn out.