Alrighty folks,
Since I've had my car (TF) I've had a noise coming from the front suspension. Originally I thought it was the brakes, however after some investigation I discovered that it is the front upper suspension arm mounting point. When I brake the front of the car makes one clunk as the arm hits the subframe, then when I accelerate again it must reset itself ready to clunk the next time I hit the brakes! I've checked the manuals and it appears to be a roller type bearing in there, I've tried putting in more grease to the bearing through the grease nipple, however this does very little. Also when you take the wheel off and try and wiggle the brake disc you can see the movement in this joint. I was just wondering if anybody else has had the same problem, and if so what you have done to fix it, before I start ordering new bearings! Oh meant to say its the same on both sides, and the cars done 30K miles.
Thanks for you help,
Ian
Since I've had my car (TF) I've had a noise coming from the front suspension. Originally I thought it was the brakes, however after some investigation I discovered that it is the front upper suspension arm mounting point. When I brake the front of the car makes one clunk as the arm hits the subframe, then when I accelerate again it must reset itself ready to clunk the next time I hit the brakes! I've checked the manuals and it appears to be a roller type bearing in there, I've tried putting in more grease to the bearing through the grease nipple, however this does very little. Also when you take the wheel off and try and wiggle the brake disc you can see the movement in this joint. I was just wondering if anybody else has had the same problem, and if so what you have done to fix it, before I start ordering new bearings! Oh meant to say its the same on both sides, and the cars done 30K miles.
Thanks for you help,
Ian