rattle an knock from front drivers side

[matrix]

hi all hope you can help.
as the topic says i have a rattle and a knock from the front drivers side wheel etc. it was there when i got the car. i thing is its my first pug and im looking very lost as the guy across the road says. im used to audis so i feel abit of a french virgin lol.
hope you can shed some light on it so i know im going in the rite direction.

[lozz]

hi all hope you can help.
as the topic says i have a rattle and a knock from the front drivers side wheel etc. it was there when i got the car. i thing is its my first pug and im looking very lost as the guy across the road says. im used to audis so i feel abit of a french virgin lol.
hope you can shed some light on it so i know im going in the rite direction.

Hi mate,

My 1st Guess on the Rattle/knock Wouid be a Droplink Failing,
Have a search on the "Forum" and see if Anyof the Symptoms match,
there is plenty of Subjects on this,

Thats just my Guess tho and icouid be Wrong,

[steve_earwig]

Yep, anti-roll bar drop link, it's the most common part to fail and give symptoms similar to the ones you describe.

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[Gary406]

i also agree , anti roll bar drop link

looks like this - i once bought a set of these off ebay, cheapest i could fine and 12 months on there still going strong
its a very easy job you can do yourself, wheel off , undo 2 bolts (probably need to grind them off) its very easy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-PEUGEOT-406-9 ... 4394fc6368

[lozz]

If it is a drop link,
its best imo to replace both sides there not Expensive,
Your also best to Avoid the Ebay ones there not worth bothering with,

My personal choice is the Qh ones there Good value for there money,

[matrix]

i know it sounds stupid but how dangerous is it. i wont be able to change it for a few weeks but ive got to get to work which will mean driver on motoways most of the time.

[highlander]

On my old saloon, I had this for a couple of weeks and it was fine, just irritating. I didn't do an awful lot of miles while it was happening though. I am a mechanically-inept wimp though and got a garage near my office to sort it out while I was busy working. Didn't cost much, didn't take them long.

[steve_earwig]

While it's clonking it's still doing its job, sort of, but if it stops clonking you know your handling isn't going to be up to much. The only worry is it letting go when your slinging it round a bend... Time for some economical driving methinks.

[matrix]

Yipeeeee i found the knocking and it wasnt the drop link.

it was something worse i think. the 2 caliper bolt on the drivers side were way lose. i could tightern them both by hand. so now it is done im well happy now it didnt cost me a thing either.

[Gary406]

bloody hell

thats way dangerous

[lozz]

Someone must of been in a rush last time the pads were changed

Your lucky if you wouid of left it anylonger it couid of caused a Nightmare,