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[omega3000]

Well, not out the woods yet.....

Got some severe creaking when going over speed humps today. Suonds like a spring gone. 

Broken spring is more a rattle than a creak , is tyre got any signs of damage or maybe ball joint . Best get wheel of and check for damage 

[Webby the Bear]

Well, not out the woods yet.....

Got some severe creaking when going over speed humps today. Suonds like a spring gone. 

Broken spring is more a rattle than a creak , is tyre got any signs of damage or maybe ball joint . Best get wheel of and check for damage 

oh. when my rear coils went they were creaking lol so i assumed it was that.

yeah, ill whip wheel off and get a loada photos to review in case i miss something. it didnt do it throughout the drive... literally just over the speed humps. more expense 

[Webby the Bear]

Ps, if i booked the car in to WIM i presume they could tell me what needed doing.... i.e. they're not just about alignments?

i mean ill have a good butchers myself but i like 2nd opinions with stuff like this

[Kevin Wood]

Ps, if i booked the car in to WIM i presume they could tell me what needed doing.... i.e. they're not just about alignments?

i mean ill have a good butchers myself but i like 2nd opinions with stuff like this

That would probably be an expensive way to work out what is wrong, since the appointment is wasted if they find something that is going to affect alignment once resolved. It's very much worth taking it to them once everything is known to be OK, though, as a knock like that may well have shifted the geometry and the next thing you'll know about it is when you find rapid tyre wear.

I would check all suspension bushes, front and rear and check for any obvious signs of damage - i.e. bent wishbones, play in any joints, shocks leaking fluid, etc. If it's making a nasty noise, the chances are it'll be possible to spot.

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks Kev, some very sound advice there!

Ok, had a play at lunch time and was rocking the hell out of all four corners. nothing!!!! lol

then drove it and all is absolutely fine except if i take a speed hump at about 15mph. somewhere from the front drivers' side creaks.

we reckon this is a ball joint?

[Kevin Wood]

I would check both wishbone bushes. If they've failed the wishbone may not be properly located and may be contacting the subframe.

Check anti-roll bar bushes and drop links too.

If you can get someone to bounce it while you have a listen underneath it might help. Also feel for vibrations when it creaks. That might narrow it down?

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks kev. heres a pic i found and i marked in blue what i need to check. can you just confirm ive got this correct as my suspension knowledge is pretty poor sadly

[henryd]

Thanks kev. heres a pic i found and i marked in blue what i need to check. can you just confirm ive got this correct as my suspension knowledge is pretty poor sadly

Yep,check everything that has a bush or a balljoint and you won't go far wrong

[Webby the Bear]

cheers henry....as obviously i wont have the strength to move metal lol should i use a pry bar to pry on the bushes and ball joints and stuff?

[henryd]

cheers henry....as obviously i wont have the strength to move metal lol should i use a pry bar to pry on the bushes and ball joints and stuff?

Yes jack car up and rock wheel side to side and top and bottom to feel for play,do that with the wheels in the straight ahead position as if on lock you will pick up play in the steering linkage

[Webby the Bear]

cheers henry....as obviously i wont have the strength to move metal lol should i use a pry bar to pry on the bushes and ball joints and stuff?

Yes and rock wheel side to side and top and bottom to feel for play,do that with the wheels in the straight ahead position as if on lock you will pick up play in the steering joints

thanks henry 

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, what's in your picture plus the anti roll bar bush. Follow the anti-roll bar forward until it turns 90 degrees and heads across the car. Inboard of this point is a rubber bush in which it sits. Can't recall, but you might need to remove the undertray to see it. It's possible this bush has got damaged or dislodged by the impact.

[Gaffers]

Check anti-roll bar bushes and drop links too.

Judging by what you have said this is what I would be looking at.  Bouncing the corners will not engage the roll bar on a miggy sufficiently to move it much, but going over a speed bump will move it through a larger range.  Whereas bouncing will engage the springs and shocks.

Actually, now I think about it also check the tops of the front shocks

[Webby the Bear]

Cheers lads. anyone got a pic of where they are located just so I don't go on a wild goose chase 

[Webby the Bear]

..are the drop links what attach the anti roll bar to the wishbone..... as in this picture....

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=anti+roll+bar&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=LMSMUoP9LYnNhAesmIHQAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=673#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=F95_RJlEirV6aM%3A%3BC0qVw8s7do4iPM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.oponeo.co.uk%252Fimg%252Fuk-articles%252Fphotos%252Fanti-roll-bar-structure_OMK-0.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.oponeo.co.uk%252Ftyre-article%252Fan-anti-roll-bar-and-its-role-in-the-vehicle-s-roadholding%3B542%3B329