Banging on 306

[Demon On Wheels]

ive got a 98 306 and when the front passanger wheel goes over bumps it bangs. loudly!

i was thinkin suspension bushings but ive never herd what it sounds like when they go... saying that, i aint taken a proper look yet cus of the dark so it could be the rubber mounting on the spring has fallen out and the spring is banging against the bare metal :?

any ideas?

btw, the car's not lowered or anything...

 

[Pac-Man]

Sounds like the wheelarch hamsters are building a new shed, mate.

 

[AMG]

It's probably the drop link, they go on 306's all the time! It's a bar that runs down behind the strut, easy enough to change yourself!

 

[Demon On Wheels]

how much in a scrappies?

how do i know for certain without goin 2 a mechanic?

 

[Kerzo]

is there drop links on the rear as well?

 

[AMG]

They are not dear, about 8 quid from an ordinary motor factors, or 24 from Pug themselves although the Pug ones last longer!
It's hard to say what it is without actually hearing it, but it more than likely is the drop link.

 

[AMG]

is there drop links on the rear as well?

If the back is banging over bumps then it is the bushings on the back axle, 30 notes each.

 

[Demon On Wheels]

it sounds and feels nasty. like it could be doin serious damage... ill take a proper look in the morning. will i be able to see any damage to the drop link if thats wots rong?

 

[Kerzo]

is there drop links on the rear as well?

If the back is banging over bumps then it is the bushings on the back axle, 30 notes each.

well it sounds like it is only the left one so suppose that aint all bad :lol:

 

[AMG]

It won't look damaged as it is just a thin bar, with a rubber ring round a bolt at each end. It's the bottom one that does most of the work, so if you take it off, and if the bolt moves very easily then it's f*cked!

 

[Demon On Wheels]

thanks, ill take a look in the morn.

 

[Demon On Wheels]

went to take it off and the alan key i was using (must have been too small) twisted the bolt thing so now i cant take it off or tighten it back up. wot the feck do i do now?!

 

[Kerzo]

throw the car in the bin :lol:


try to drill it out perhaps?

 

[Ev206]

A Grinder will take it off, it's prob not an alan key either, more than likely it's a torx bit

 

[Demon On Wheels]

nah it was an alan key cus i looked at the other 1. they key wasnt too small either, its just that the thing musta been made outa tin foil cus the other 1 did exactly the same thing. i just used a pair of vice grips and its all sorted now.

new drop link was £12 but at least this 1 isnt made of plastic!

thanks for your help every1!

 

[Lyons]

anti roll bar connecting arm ball joint perhaps

 

[Yeungster]

can't be bothered reading the replies, but it'll be the drop links! They're plastic and always snap! Around £6 from euro car parts

 

[Demon On Wheels]

thanks, but if u did read the replies, u wud have realised u wer rite and its already fixed...

thanks anyway