partsman1978portsmouth Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Hi There, I'm new to this forum and hope that one of you kind people can help me. Problem is with a Volkswagen Sharan 2.0L mk2 on 2001 x reg. I pulled into a car park near my job centre this morning and as i pulled into the space there was a loud twang noise from the nearside front suspension area. Now when i put full lock on in either direction i get the noise plus as i drive along there is a rattling noise from behind the dashboard on the nearside. Any information on this would be gratefully recieved. many thanks for reading this post mark partsman1978portsmouth Quote
sparky Paul Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Check front springs, make sure they are not broken and complete - pay particular attention to the very top coil which can snap off leaving the rest of the spring resting on the chassis leg. If all looks okay, could be a seized strut top bearing. Edited January 18, 2011 by sparky Paul Quote
partsman1978portsmouth Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Posted January 18, 2011 Ok thanks for the info Paul. I'll check the the coil when i get home and i'll let you know what happens.Many thanks againMark Quote
partsman1978portsmouth Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) hi Paul, i can't see or feel any damage on the coil spring, the rattle has developed a squeak when going over bumps.Do you know how easy it is to change the bearing and top mount rubber? Hi Biscuit, do you know whats the easiest way to check the droplinks and which one's are the best to use? Many thanks again for your help. Mark Edited January 20, 2011 by partsman1978portsmouth Quote
sparky Paul Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 hi Paul, i can't see or feel any damage on the coil spring, the rattle has developed a squeak when going over bumps.Do you know how easy it is to change the bearing and top mount rubber? It can be quite difficult to see that the spring is actually sat in the top shock absorber seat, and not resting on the inside of the suspension turret - you have to feel up into the turret to make sure the spring is where it should be. It's the "twang" you mentioned that worries me, I don't think that's likely to be droplink related... although it could possibly be a top bearing. Anyway, when I attacked mine, I changed the whole lot - springs, struts, bearings, bushes and top covers, so the whole strut came out - but it was one pig of a job. I remember someone on here (sorry, can't remember who) managed to replace the top bearings and bushes with the struts in situ, you have to remove the strut top cover and bar down the bottom arm to give you enough access to the top of the strut. Fiddly, but I believe it is possible. The biggest difficultly is removing the strut top cover. They are often badly corroded and the thread rusted solid, and it can be difficult to remove them without damaging the shock absorber. Hi Biscuit, do you know whats the easiest way to check the droplinks and which one's are the best to use?Hope you don't mind my two penn'orth here... If it's knocking badly, particularly over minor potholes on level roads, 9 times out of 10 changing the droplinks effects a total cure. The tiniest bit of play can sound like someone under the car with a hammer, but if they are really bad you can hear them clicking when you rock the car with the roof rails. It helps if you have an assistant do this, while you reach to feel each joint - holding a joint tight, or simply pulling tension on the droplink will silence the clicking of a faulty joint. The bottom joint onto the anti-roll bar is the one which fails. To be honest, if you have any doubts about the droplinks, particularly if they haven't been changed for 30,000 miles or so, it's worth changing them anyway as they are not that expensive. Buy from a VW dealer or GSF, or alternatively get good quality factor parts such as Delphi-Lockheed or Motaquip. Quote
partsman1978portsmouth Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 Had another look under the car today and there is some play in the drop link and now have the dilemma do i fix the suspension up completely and fit new lambda sensors with a loan or do i take the Quote
zorgman Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 g/tee it if you go to rip off your car they wiill not give you that price thtas on the website,be great if you could go and see what they say for us on here to have a good laugh. good points and bad points is do u like car. drop links off ebay here u go ive used these no probs already done the work for you cheapest on net http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALAXY-95-FRONT-DROP-STABILISER-ANTI-ROLL-BAR-LINK-X2-/160397917443?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255875fd03#ht_2188wt_982 try them see if noise has gone, well worth the price to try.how do u know the lambda has gone only way to check is with proper diagnostics dont believe weekend mechanics with their shiny boxes and total lack of knowledge bet one has mentioned the maf at some point bad points are are you prepared to fix car or just give up as i had same dilemma 2 yrs back but i stuck it out and car is now mint tho still got a inkling to do more to car if i ever get the energy to do something as got a few ideas to give it more single looks Quote
sparky Paul Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) g/tee it if you go to rip off your car they wiill not give you that price thtas on the website, Agreed. Have a read around the interweb, it's full of stories about this set up. Their aim is to get you and your car down to a buying dealer so they can pressure you to sell for peanuts. I'm with zorgman... it's clear the droplinks are tatered, it's a cheap fix, so change them first and see where you go from there. Edited January 23, 2011 by sparky Paul Quote
cyborg Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) I'am going to sound like a defunked primeminister and say " I agree with sparky Paul and zorgman ". If you were saying clutch slips gearbox crunch's and engine spurts out white smoke then black using more oiI than petrol then I would say get rid . To be honest the things you have listed as problems are very very minor . And your inexperance may have lead you to overdiagnose to dramatic effect .It is very common for droplinks or wishbone rubbers to go there peanuts the air bag light isnt an mot fail again easy fix . I can see the finace thing is a bit of a trap but stick it out ,feel for you bin there, grass isn't always greener.So put away white flag.Do do some research loads of info in facts section who knows you may contribute to other's who have problems or take the easy finance option but you will always be the banks Bitch and the circle continues :) . Edited January 23, 2011 by cyborg Quote
simon2009 Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 I had a knock on my Galaxy changed strut mounts, and still was there, found out to be drop links, mine is a 02 1.9 tdi Quote
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