Been trying to find a knocking sound the last week or so in the near side front, I’ve previously changed the anti roll bar links, they’re held in with a 16mm bolt and childs play to change.
Today I changed the nearside front top shock mount bearing and anti roll bar bushes and still there’s a Dave Edmunds size thud knocking sound From the Nearside front. It’s either the ball joint Is wanked or the wishbone bushes are wanked either way I’ll need a 41mm 1/2” socket to do the job, so I’m happy enough to farm this one out.
Top shock mount bolts are behind the carpeted trim under the wipers, it held in with a 21mm nut and centred with a 7mm Allen socket;
Strut is held on to the hub with 18mm nuts and bolts;
Using spring compressors, so be careful ya don’t end up taking half yer fase off in the process, the bearing is held on with a 19mm bolt;
One semi wanked out bearing;
Then the anti roll bar bushes, fairly handy to do they’re under the subframe and held in with a 21mm but with a Torx T27 centred, and a female star drive hold in a a metal brace, simply undo the brace and they can be changed.
Clunking is still in it and slowing melting me bracket, it’s going to be off to kerbside motors to farm out fixing it, ifn it’s the ball joint or wishbone I’ll still have to buy a 41mm socket that I’ll use once so the price of me not buying the socket can go to the spanner spinners bill. I’ll keep yiz posted on the trials and tribulations of wanked out French panel van ownership.
