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On some road surfaces (rough and old roads), there seems to be a loud rattling/banning noise in the front left quarter of the car, it is perfectly fine on smooth flat roads, it has been slowly getting louder over the last few weeks and is now to the point where people in over cars near me are now able to hear it
I cant visibly see anything out of place or loose that could be causing the noise.

I might be able to get a recording of the sound if that might help.

Any ideas on things to check?


*Edit, it also happens but not limited to when the steering wheel twitches due to potholes and such.

Brake pads can make a real racket (tinny rattle) if the little clips are missing or not installed properly, What sort of noise are we talking (high pitched, low pitched, rattle, clunk etc)

I would check out the shock.. Engine mount, and control arm bushes etc.

dstocks wrote:Brake pads can make a real racket (tinny rattle) if the little clips are missing or not installed properly, What sort of noise are we talking (high pitched, low pitched, rattle, clunk etc)

Ill have a look at the brakes tomorrow but i do think it is in the suspension system, it is like a low pitched repetitive banging (Its hard to describe), it happens when there is a pothole or a disturbance in the road, but i cant for the life of me recreate the sound when its jacked up on stands

Ill go for a drive tomorrow and try to get some audio of it.

rock_it wrote:I would check out the shock.. Engine mount, and control arm bushes etc.

Need a clean, but all seem to be alright from what i could see, ill give them a closer inspection tomorrow.

Could it possibly be the sway bar bushes? It looks like it has been rubbing quite a bit, or is this normal?, I don't know much about suspension

I had something like this once it ended up being a front sway bar link and ended up getting bent to sh*t

I think i have found the problem (ignore the water)
Good Right shock



Problem Left shock:




Could this be the source of the noise?

Is that fluid water from rain or?

But yes if your shock is rooted then often it will knock.

Edit: actually yes that looks preeeeetty fucked

No i was giving the whole underbody a clean, i spotted it while cleaning

Broken!

Yup, thats shock's farked

Bumpstops fucked, how can u numbats tell the shock is rooted from them photos?

It's farked. Can almost guarantee it, lol.

What do you guys mean by rooted?

So should i be looking at getting some new shocks then?

Yep. Preferably all 4 at a time if you are able to, if not at least a pair. Best not to do them in singles if you can avoid it.

I love it when I am right...