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Hi all!
I have a clunking noise coming from my front left suspension. I thought that it had to do with the drop links needing changing... but it also heppans when turning the steering wheel when stationary. What could it be?

It also happens when starting from stationary on a smooth road, or under stronger than normal braking.

Track rod end perhaps.

check by putting one hand on the wheel at 9 0clock and the other at 30clock and give wheel agentle waddle, feel for any movement,

lozz wrote:Track rod end perhaps.

check by putting one hand on the wheel at 9 0clock and the other at 30clock and give wheel agentle waddle, feel for any movement,

Thanks for the reply.

With the car on the ground or lifted?

icheck them with the wheel on the ground,
but saying that, if you raise the wheel, you couid check other areas, Movement in the Bushes perhaps,

May be this wouid make more sense,

watch video, you tube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20poOCg64mA

lozz wrote:icheck them with the wheel on the ground,
but saying that, if you raise the wheel, you couid check other areas, Movement in the Bushes perhaps,

With the wheel on the ground the wheel is rock solid. Could it be just the drop links? I'd love it because they are cheap!
The noise appeared about 3 weeks ago. It's been getting worse every day. I'm not the kind of guy who stresses the wheel a lot.

But may it have something to do with the fact that for the last 4 weeks one wheel (do not know which one yet) has beel unbalanced? (I feel the steering wheel wobble at 60+mph)

your best off checking, Ball joint, Wheel bearing, 12 oclock and 6 oclock shouid rule that out,

then look at the Bushes,
iuse a bar to check for movement,if nothings found by hand, i hope that makes any sense,

lozz wrote:your best off checking, Ball joint, Wheel bearing, 12 oclock and 6 oclock shouid rule that out,

then look at the Bushes,
iuse a bar to check for movement,if nothings found by hand, i hope that makes any sense,

How do I check all that? Remove the wheel and try to move the brake disk. And then what else? Thanks for the help.

Grab hold of the droplink . waddle it, see if it moves,
with the 406s being high-ish off the ground you can get away with leaving the car on the ground,
just make sure you handbrake is on and car is in gear tho, incase car rolls over you,

lozz wrote:Grab hold of the droplink . waddle it, see if it moves,
with the 406s being high-ish off the ground you can get away with leaving the car on the ground,
just make sure you handbrake is on and car is in gear tho, incase car rolls over you,

How can the car roll over me if it's on the ground

It can if the wheel is on,

what imean is you can get way with checking the links withought removing the wheel,
perhaps turn the steering till you can get room to the link,

if handbrake isnt trustworthy, your best off putting something under the back wheel,
if the car rolls it can hurt you,

lozz wrote:It can if the wheel is on,

what imean is you can get way with checking the links withought removing the wheel,
perhaps turn the steering till you can get room to the link,

if handbrake isnt trustworthy, your best off putting something under the back wheel,
if the car rolls it can hurt you,

Ok got it mate, sorry. Should the droplink be rock solid or allow a small (1mm) movement?

shouid be solid /no movement.

lozz wrote:shouid be solid /no movement.

I checked it yesterday and it seemed rock solid, however I managed to get two "clunks" out of it, with very very small movement. But no more than two. I could not replicate it no matter how strong I tried.

I'll try to I can see it knocking while my girlfriend turns the steering wheel.