Front Suspension Knocking
07-28-2007, 02:18 PM
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Front Suspension Knocking
Hi
2002 C32 Amg,everytime i go over road speed humps,getting a knocking from the front underneath of the car.
Local dealer telling me it could be Anti Roll bar bushes/droplinks
Anyone with the same issue ?
any comments/guidance/advice.
2002 C32 Amg,everytime i go over road speed humps,getting a knocking from the front underneath of the car.
Local dealer telling me it could be Anti Roll bar bushes/droplinks
Anyone with the same issue ?
any comments/guidance/advice.
07-29-2007, 08:52 AM
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C32 AMG, CL500, Jag StypeR, SLK200, Aygo, Audi TT
hi there
yeah exactly the same - I thought it may be suspension but when they took it in @ Merc Tonbridge they replaced anti roll bar + bushes and all is well now. Dont knwo how much it cost though cause mine was under warrenty
would be interested to know how much the work is though..........
yeah exactly the same - I thought it may be suspension but when they took it in @ Merc Tonbridge they replaced anti roll bar + bushes and all is well now. Dont knwo how much it cost though cause mine was under warrenty
would be interested to know how much the work is though..........
07-30-2007, 12:16 PM
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Probably control arms and bushings.
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08-01-2007, 02:59 AM
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C32 AMG, CL500, Jag StypeR, SLK200, Aygo, Audi TT
yeah thought it was - sounded the same as what I had - anti roll bars and bushes - all is well now
Well im glad its all sorted - and it wasnt too expensive then I spose!
Well im glad its all sorted - and it wasnt too expensive then I spose!
08-01-2007, 09:22 AM
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2005 E320 CDI (Brilliant Silver)
I took my E320 in to the Benz dealer yesterday for the exact same thing since I only had about 1700 miles left on my warranty. I got the same answer "we drove it, put it on the rack, yanked on the tie rods, etc... and they dont have any play in them. we can't recreate the problem. All seems well." It was not 1 hour later I'm driving 10 mph in the neighborhood over some rough road area and bump, clump, thump. WTF??? How could they not have heard that? Unless they were driving 40 or 50mph and then you assume its just hitting a pothole hard because I have 19" wheels with low profiles on it.
08-01-2007, 01:36 PM
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C32 AMG, CL500, Jag StypeR, SLK200, Aygo, Audi TT
just out of interest on this, when they checked mine it was JUST the bushes that needed doing BUT MB modified the bushes so that they are all one part, moulded onto the anti roll bar - this being the case I got a complete new anti roll bar (which included moulded bushes) - did they replace the whole bar for you?
08-01-2007, 03:02 PM
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I took my E320 in to the Benz dealer yesterday for the exact same thing since I only had about 1700 miles left on my warranty. I got the same answer "we drove it, put it on the rack, yanked on the tie rods, etc... and they dont have any play in them. we can't recreate the problem. All seems well." It was not 1 hour later I'm driving 10 mph in the neighborhood over some rough road area and bump, clump, thump. WTF??? How could they not have heard that? Unless they were driving 40 or 50mph and then you assume its just hitting a pothole hard because I have 19" wheels with low profiles on it.
08-02-2007, 08:16 AM
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The previous generation C class has this as a regular problem -
08-04-2007, 11:17 PM
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2008 C63, 2002 BMW X5 4.4i
Everytime I go over speed bumps or slightly larger bumps, I get skiwshy sound in both of my front tires. Is this the same issue? I don't know if I need to change the bushings or the shocks all together. My car is lowered and I'm out of warranty, so I can't just bring it in for the techs to find out. Any clues or recommendations?
08-05-2007, 12:07 PM
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C55 ///AMG, 535xi
my car has a knocking sound from the rear drivers wheel(i even took a video/sound clip on youtube!)
my dealers has changed.... front endlinks, sway bars+bushings, lower control arms, rear sway bar. it still has a slight knock. from the back. they told me it was the "aftermarket exhaust" hitting the top. I took a look at it, i dont think it was that!
my dealers has changed.... front endlinks, sway bars+bushings, lower control arms, rear sway bar. it still has a slight knock. from the back. they told me it was the "aftermarket exhaust" hitting the top. I took a look at it, i dont think it was that!
08-06-2007, 07:19 PM
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W203 slightly modified
my car has a knocking sound from the rear drivers wheel(i even took a video/sound clip on youtube!)
my dealers has changed.... front endlinks, sway bars+bushings, lower control arms, rear sway bar. it still has a slight knock. from the back. they told me it was the "aftermarket exhaust" hitting the top. I took a look at it, i dont think it was that!
my dealers has changed.... front endlinks, sway bars+bushings, lower control arms, rear sway bar. it still has a slight knock. from the back. they told me it was the "aftermarket exhaust" hitting the top. I took a look at it, i dont think it was that!
I had mine lubricated with teflon, the bolts tightened and more grease added to the bushes and found that all the noises vanished.
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