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[vrba]

can somebody post a picture or pm me some picture of wishbone and drop links that i can see what is what cause i don't know that english terms for parts. i guess what is what but to be shure cause i have a knocking problem too

[stevejones]

That's a wierd coincidence because I was about to post the same request as VRBA! I've looked around the site and can't see a pic which shows the various bits (although there is a How To guide without pics).

[Andy B]

Take your front wheel off & you'll see one of these

[stevejones]

Cheers Andy!  

[Plomien]

was told they are £8 from non dealer garages, VX were ready to charge £30!!!!

[zirk]

Not saying that the above advise is not good, but I had a CDX Estate once that was knocking over bumbs,  turned out to be a loose NS front Bumber!.  

Worth a check and an easy fix.

[ians]

As an alternative, have a feel around the saucer shaped thing that the front spring sits in.  You may find the bottom bit of the spring loose in there (I did) - about 4" had broken off and sat in the tray, just rattling when driving over bumps.

[johnboy27]

hi, the last two omegas ive had have had knocking from the front.
mine was like a thud when i came up the small kerb onto my drive or speed bumps & a rummble over pot holes.
they both turned out to be wishbones.
try a bar in between the wishbone & subframe. you will soon see if you have any play in the bushes.
if in doubt then as most of the above people say try the droplinks first as they are the easiest & cheapest.
think i got a pair of wishbones of fleabay for around £50 inc post which were good quality & i had car another two years after without any problems. hope this helps

[jb]

ANTI ROLL BAR LINKS OR WISHBONES

[stevejones]

Just to report back - drop links finally done and the noise is gone!!

Far be it from me to offer tekky advice on here (!) but I really struggled to get one of the old drop links off - they are held on by a locking nut which seemed to get tighter rather than looser. Anyhow, after much cussing I realised I could easily get a junior hacksaw to the stubborn nut, and after 5 mins it was off! Obvious I s'pose but for me it was an achievement! May be of help to someone.

I must say that they Ebay site that sells drop links at £6.99 each may be cheap (Parts Warehouse I think?) but their service was cr@p. They got our postcode wrong = 24 hrs delay, then delivered  to the wrong number house (or that's what they say)= 5 days delay. They turned up after a week and I was not happy.

Steve

[HerefordElite]

Sounds like droplinks mate if when going over bumps you get a knocking sound.
About £20 off Flea bay, about an hour to fit the pair

I changed mine for some e-gay ones when i did the wishbones and it sorted the knock

problem is 3months later and it's back

[Chalkysuper7]

agreed drop link rather than wishbone

I had the same and it turned out to be the wishbone rear bushes trashed, also signs were inside edge of the tyres going bald !!