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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: relluf on 28 May 2016, 17:24:41

Title: Knocking from front
Post by: relluf on 28 May 2016, 17:24:41

I changed the drop links on the 2.2 about ten days or so ago to cure the chattering over rough surfaces, which it did,  all quiet for about three or four days , now I have a much louder clunking from somewhere that I cant just determine ,I thought broken spring at first but have felt all the way way up both and seem ok.
I have been underneath with a pry bar and bones seem ok nothing is loose but if you push down the front of car you can replicate the noise , could it be arb bushes?? how could I check.
Any input helpful
Cheers
Title: Re: Knocking from front
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 May 2016, 18:54:39
They should be accessible on the desmond from thge engine bay...

Grab the arb infront of the crank pulley and give it a shake... if it moves, replace the bushes... poly available for these :y
Title: Re: Knocking from front
Post by: Nick W on 28 May 2016, 19:07:18
They should be accessible on the desmond from thge engine bay...

Grab the arb infront of the crank pulley and give it a shake... if it moves, replace the bushes... poly available for these :y


MOST unlikely to be the ARB bushes. Which is a shame, because they're easy to change and a pair of stock rubber ones cost about  a fiver. I have polys on mine, and wouldn't bother with them again; the 12year old originals were still perfect.


Collapsed topmounts would be my guess.
Title: Re: Knocking from front
Post by: plym ian on 28 May 2016, 20:29:42
Try checking the nuts on the drop links cause it happened to me i didnt do one up tight enough
Title: Re: Knocking from front
Post by: relluf on 29 May 2016, 17:30:05
Try checking the nuts on the drop links cause it happened to me i didnt do one up tight enough



Erm !!! exactly right  Ian thanks!!

I managed to get one nut bottom fix drivers side to tighten up by about a quarter turn that's all ,but it seems to have worked :y :y
Title: Re: Knocking from front
Post by: 05omegav6 on 29 May 2016, 18:32:52
Job jobbed then :y