my girlfriends ford ka has a rattle coming from the front left wheel! it only does it when she drives it up a hill or if you pull away from the lights a bit quick.so its doing it when the weight comes off the front! iv changed the drop-link bar on that side but its still doing it.

any idears please?

 

id almost guarentee that the anti-rattle clip is missing from the pads mate, take wheel off and check that. If it is, they are a few quid from Ford. Cheers

 

thanks for the help buts it not this?

 

my girlfriend has a Ka, was doing the exact same thing up hills in a low gear or pulling away to quick. It was down to the Anti-rattle clip missing. sorry cant help further.

 

When you say "rattle", do you mean more of a "knock"? Because it sounds like maybe a bottom ball-joint knocking due to wear.

I've had two cases, one Fiat Panda, one Ulysses, and both had a knock from the front drivers-side when over rough ground and turning right (due to the weight lifting off the suspension). Both cars were only 2 years old, and both sounded like worn drop-links until we checked the bottom ball-joint on the wishbone.

Hope this helps.

 

yeah this is a rattle or even a creeking sound?not a knock! but its doing it when the weight is lifting like you say,so im willing to try anything...

 

common knocks are front centre anti-roll- bar bushes and front lower arm rear bushes. take off your wheel and look at the lower suspension arm. there are 2 bushes in the sub frame, look to see if they are perished or split. as for the anti roll bar bushes visually check to see if the inner part of the bus looks a rusty colour, or get under and give the roll bar a good tug to check for movement.
if these items havent been replaced before, they deffinately will soon! SO COMMON!!!

 

cheers mate.its done 45k and lives on the isle of wight were the roads are crap so checking this out tomorrow.