Knock/Rattle in Front Left

[howie]

Hi guys over the past 3 month i have had a noise which is getting more and more noticable. Seems to be coming from the Left front. It olny occurs when going over bumps turning right. Pretty hard to explain but the noise sounds like a knocking shock but ive checked it and its fine.

Is there a common prob that you know of?

[accentstencil]

A common problem is worn link pin bushes. The link pins go from the struts to to the sway bar. Relatively cheap to replace if you do it yourself.

[AttaBoy]

Link pin most likely the culprit. Not expensive.

[howie]

ok im onto it tomorrow after stupid work. Thanks guys ill have a look.

Is it pretty easy to see?

[AttaBoy]

yep easy to see, its linked at the end of stabilizer bar.

[howie]

ok i may need glasses it is easy to see if i knew what i was looking at. It all looks good to me. Anyone got a pic handy. One in a million im guessing

[accentstencil]

If you look behind the front wheels you will see the struts ( the big thing with a spring attached). On that there is a bracket with a pin about 8" long attached, the other end is attached to the sway bar or stabilizer bar, whatever you want to call it. Where the pin is attached you will see 2 rubber bushes, check them to see if they appear to be in good condition, not warped, squashed or missing completely.
Not the best picture but you will get the idea.

[howie]

your a champion. i know the one..... thank you