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Whilst speeding home the other night !!! there was a very loud banging sound from the front, sort of where the heater is. I slowed down to stop and the banging stopped. Its not happened again YET!!! Any ideas what it could be please? Thanks x

Loose spare wheel?

How would i fix it please?

Look under the front and there is a bolt head right in the middle by a release loop - tighten up with the wheel nut brace. (the bolt secures the spare wheel carrier and the loop is attached to a catch that stops it dropping down before you are ready when you undo the bolt)
I am not saying that that is the cause of your noise but just a suggestion as to what it may be.

Do you feel the banging through the steering wheel ? the gearlever ? or through the seat ? Sound's daft but I'm sure you know what I mean

I looked underneath and the spare wheel seems tight.

The sound seemed to be coming through the dash, drivers side!!

Are the radius rod bushes worn ? What's the anti-roll bar link rod like ?

Ian.

Now that is just tooooo technical!

drop links ? i mean if you gentle youll never know but give it welly ,,,plus cos they hang not spottable get under with rubber mallet and smack everything.good luck.

dj biz r wrote:get under with rubber mallet and smack everything.good luck.

i like your style

dj biz r wrote:drop links ? i mean if you gentle youll never know but give it welly ,,,plus cos they hang not spottable get under with rubber mallet and smack everything.good luck.

Can someone translate the above post please?
I might be old but surely the English language is used to communicate and this just doesn't communicate anything to me. I can see English words amongst the gibberish but there are no coherent sentences.

Cherryboo,
If you fill in your location there may be a knowledgeable man or woman nearby who could take a look for you.

Thanks. Im in Worcester x

Oldiebut goodie wrote:

dj biz r wrote:drop links ? i mean if you gentle youll never know but give it welly ,,,plus cos they hang not spottable get under with rubber mallet and smack everything.good luck.

Can someone translate the above post please?
I might be old but surely the English language is used to communicate and this just doesn't communicate anything to me. I can see English words amongst the gibberish but there are no coherent sentences.

i just made out the bit about smacking everything..that was good enough for me

Check all linkages & bushes on front suspension, I had a drop link shear recently and it doesn't half make a noise.

Basically, get under the front end and give everything a good shake, if anything wobbles it probably shouldn't. Might just be a case of replacing an old worn rubber bush or something may have broken (or probably will when you undo it to replace the bush )
When you've found the culprit have a look at Brickwerks for the replacement parts.

One slightly annoying noise on mine I've pinned down to a broken grille fixing, so the grille rattles against the front panel in crosswinds. It might not be all doom and gloom, good luck and I hope it's not too expensive a fix