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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: glsboy on 21 April 2009, 19:56:06

Title: front end knock
Post by: glsboy on 21 April 2009, 19:56:06
hello...when i harsh brake over a bumpy road or a little pothole a bad knock appears from the front end....im guessing summet up with brakes or is it possibly shocks gone?...let us know!
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: star_whites on 21 April 2009, 19:58:18
Its probably the front suspension drop link. Sounds like a knock and 99% of time thinks it the suspension but they are a common fault.
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: alexandjen on 21 April 2009, 19:58:57
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hello...when i harsh brake over a bumpy road or a little pothole a bad knock appears from the front end....im guessing summet up with brakes or is it possibly shocks gone?...let us know!

Knocking from the front end is usually droplinks, cheap and easy to replace :y
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: ngrainqey on 21 April 2009, 20:00:30
...ooor.... if when you brake over bumps the steering pulls and wanders then it possible your wishbones need replacing
(should beable to get pattern replacement wishbones and drop links for 65 pounds on ebay)
HTH
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: glsboy on 21 April 2009, 20:24:21
no dont wander bout mate...its jus like the shockers have got no more to give abd dont absorb the bump....just drop in and jump out of them....sending judders through the car...where are the droplinks then boys??
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: pscocoa on 21 April 2009, 21:31:48
check the springs
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: alexandjen on 21 April 2009, 21:34:56
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no dont wander bout mate...its jus like the shockers have got no more to give abd dont absorb the bump....just drop in and jump out of them....sending judders through the car...where are the droplinks then boys??

Have a look at the pic in this link, to the left hand side............

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1219190175
Title: Re: front end knock
Post by: jjleonard on 21 April 2009, 23:14:21
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no dont wander bout mate...its jus like the shockers have got no more to give abd dont absorb the bump....just drop in and jump out of them....sending judders through the car...where are the droplinks then boys??

Have a look at the pic in this link, to the left hand side............

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1219190175

£8 a pair from ebay and about half an hour a side to change - i'd check the play in the wishbone bushes as well, though. :y