scooby-KILLER

my birds car is fast becoming the bain of my life.

its not long gone threw an mot with new wishbones both sides new discs and pads/shoes all round new clutch kit new brake pipes etc

now before it was mot's it had a slight knock from what i can only describe as strut top mount area (thats where it sounds like its coming from) on the n/s

now since the mot it seems to be getting far worse, i actualy think the drivers side is starting to knock to. we put it on the ramp tonight and the old boy who was kind enough to lend me his ramp/time recons its the spring (lost its tension) but i am convinced its the strut top mount.

when the car is sat on the deck the strut top mounts seem to sit a bit higher than the body part of the car. now the noisey side doesnt sit as high as the not so noisey side. could the bairing have gone on it and its rattling/knocking about and thats why when in the air the strut top mount sits closer to the body of the car more on the n/s than the o/s.

sorry for the essay but want to give as much info as possible as i dont want to go buying parts i dont need.

many thanks

scooby-KILLER

Any one?

mk22door

The gap between the stut tower and the stut top is totally normal. But they should be the same size gap - I can get my little finger in them both and they are the same.

I did our lasses up in summer - service,full front and rear shocks, springs, brakes, bushes, new arms, re-con steering rack, dunlop tyres - went mad on it and now it is making the odd noise from front N/S. But everything looks and feels as it should.

Wondering if its the C.V joint going?

I guess I'll have to have that out and check it over - it's nice weather at least

scooby-KILLER

Defo not a cv this is rattling about so much it's braking headlight bulbs and every thing in the little glove box is rattling its tits of. Do you think that the one with a smaller gap the bearing could be fucked hence why it sits lower? Al try and get some pictures up of it.

Thanks for your reply

botters

iTrader: (2)

i change the strut top berings quite often on ka's at work mate i change the rubber bush at the top of the shocker at same time usually parts are cheap and its really easy to do

scooby-KILLER

I think I no what it is. There is a bar that go's across the bulk head looks like a stabiliser bar? I can shake it and it make the same noise but obviously I can't do it as hard or sharp as the car

I have a pic I will upload later. Any one know what this bar is called and what it does?

Thanks

scooby-KILLER

LewisT

anti-rollbar possibly does it go out to the struts and connect to them, if you car shake it with your hands the bushes will be proper fucked

scooby-KILLER

no it stays within the engine bay and as far as i no it doesnt connect to any thing?. when i say i can move it by hand i mean it is MINIMAL movement but enough to just hear it and what sound like the same noise as when i am driving it but it is far worse when driving.

i will try and get better pictures of either end of the bar

thanks

scooby-KILLER

can some one please confirm what this bar is 100% please. it sits right underneath the master cylinder then at other end just bolts to bulk head as previous not sure what it is or what its for but i suspect that this is what is causing all the noise and i would like it sorted BIG time so please if any one can help i would be very VERY greatfull

scooby-KILLER

surely one of you fordie boys can help me out?

its getting to the point it sounds like the front end or some thing of a reasonable size is about to fall off and other than this bar i cant see/feel any thing that is loose.

i know if i go to a garage i will get reemed so just looking for some help so i can get this sorted as i want my vxr back and as i dont know exactky what the problem is i dont want the mrs driving it incase some thing brakes and causes an accident.

really hope some one can help?

jammy86

That transfers the brake pedal force to the master cylinder/servo. I'm not sure there are any servicable parts on it and it's a massive job to remove.

Check your ARB bushes, I know it sounds silly but it's common cure for knocking on a Ka.

Hobomassiv

Brake balance bar - It should not be able to rattle im pretty sure!

Are drop links OK? they can cause a lot of noise or the rubbers on the underside of the turret maybe?

scooby-KILLER

what do you mean by the rubbers on underside of turret?, drop links dont look great but they went threw an mot just a month or so ago granted it was making the noise then but is worse now.

the brake balance bar does rattle a bit by hand but im almost 100% sure its this and i think with the vibrations from the car it rattles a lot more than i can make it,

thanks for your reply

kateean2

You just saved me the trouble of reposting.

scooby-KILLER

How do you mean?