Grating from Suspension

Got a hi lift jack?

Get it cranked up high, see whats about then.

Should have the RR this week :)

Tried, can't see anything obvious, really baffling.

Any pics of the Rangie??

Andy

Not yet, it's gonna get some nice wheels/tyres a lift & wheelarch spats for starters....

I'm doing open day at Tong on Sunday if it's usable by then??

Andy

Cant do the next 2 weekends ffs....

Lower svivel pin bearing?

Panhard rod bushes? If the bolt has been moving about in the eye on the chassis it can creak when the axle moves up and down, and if the hole has worn oval it would clonk when the weight shifts from one side to the other.

Andy Fox

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That sounds like it could be it Andy, are we talking about the bush behind the front wheel where the rod meets the chassis?

Andy

Easy to check Andy

Undo the big nut and take the thing out????????????

You can't, it's attached at the front, i had one go west, it was loose in the shaft, piss easy to spot

It's the one in front of the axle that goes from left to right at a slight diagonal. One end attaches to the chassis rail (on RH drive it's near the steering box, not sure about LH drive) and the other end to a bracket on the axle. It controls the sideways movement of the axle, so if the bushes or mounting holes at either end are worn it may cause your problem.

Andy Fox

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Knackerd damper?

Does it make the noise AS it's articulating, or once it's at the extreme, if so which, wheel up, or wheel down?

Check the damper turret mounting condition, they corrode and fail, sometimes with symptoms like this, before they break compleatly.

Regards.

Dave B.