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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: smeders on 17 July 2011, 19:37:37

Title: suspension creak
Post by: smeders on 17 July 2011, 19:37:37

hello all, i have not long ago purchased an Omega Elite 3.0 ive had it about 2 months and it has started to develop a creak from the rear suspension (quite loud sometimes)
any ideas of what it may be?

thanks all

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: WINDOWMAN on 17 July 2011, 21:31:45

not sure about rear. i had creak from front.. changed wishbones drop links and steering idler. creak gone... sorry cant be anymore help

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: amba on 18 July 2011, 07:49:46

If its creaking/groaning when applying load from 1 side to another ,normally detected at slow speed my bet would be the rear subframe donut bushes are shot.

Good write up in maintenance section on their replacement,but would only advise using good quality replacements though.I doudt the rear drop links would make that sort of noise.

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: smeders on 18 July 2011, 21:39:30

it makes the creaking noise when going over speed bumps and when driving along uneven road surfaces, the atmospheric conditions do determine how loud the creak is lol , when a little cold and damp the worse the noise!

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: amba on 19 July 2011, 08:03:24

Still sounds like the rear subframe donut bushes.

Have a look under the rear ,just in front of each rear drive wheel and you should be able to see the mounting triangular plate with central bolt going through it and 3 fixing bolts.

If outer housing looks rusty and you can see any splitting in the rubber that is a pretty good telltale of condition of bush.Remember that the rubber will behave different when its cold and also wet so that should be you first area to look at.

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: feeutfo on 19 July 2011, 09:59:48

Could be a number of things tbh. Also makes me think broken spring with the sharp end digging through the rubber pad and into the metal arm.

Needs an assistant to bounce the rear while checking for the creak location.

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: smeders on 19 July 2011, 18:46:17

had a look at the bushes and springs, the bushes look ok as far as i can tell, but the spring does not look like it is sitting where it is supposed to be at the bottom, ill have the wheel off over the next few days to take a closer look

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: Entwood on 19 July 2011, 20:14:03

If memory serves there was a Tech Bulletin about creaking bodywork .. involved bending some metal under the rear seat area to fix. ... I'll see if I can find it later .. :)

Tech bulletin E0000833   24-02-1995

:)

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: Andy H on 19 July 2011, 20:19:11

My Elite was creaking until I changed both the doughnut bushes and the rusty, leaking self levelling dampers.

As I changed them at the same time I am not sure which was causing the creaking, maybe both had a part to play :-/

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: smeders on 21 July 2011, 21:15:25

had a new coil spring fitted today, creak has gone!

thank you all  :y

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: Entwood on 21 July 2011, 21:18:05

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had a new coil spring fitted today, creak has gone!

thank you all  :y

:(  should always be replaced in pairs ....  you now have a new one on one side and an old one on t'other ... probable imbalance that can affect handling quite seriously .. :(

Title: Re: suspension creak
Post by: smeders on 21 July 2011, 21:25:54

noted

ill get the other side changed too