Ding287
Member Since: 24 Sep 2019
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 43
 
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Hello all,
Could I please clarify my suspicions are correct.
Discovery 3 2005 2.7 tdv6.
Front end rattle/ knocking, late last year I had the upper & lower front arms replaced due to being worn, while I was there I replaced the anti roll drop links & bushes, it was then 4 wheel aligned.
Recently I have had an intermittent front end rattle that has no rhythm or reason when it happens, ok if I hit a succession of small pot holes it generally does it but it can also happen when cornering with no apparent pot holes.
Having crawled round under the car everything seems tight & nothing moves when I pry bar the bushes / ball joints. The only thing I can find is the front drive shafts have lateral movement that makes it rattle (I can't seem to upload a video). Could this be the cause? The right side seems to do it more than the left side & the rattle does go to both sides of the car but predominantly the right side.
Thanks for your help
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 23rd Mar 2022 9:22 am |
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Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1818
 
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Could just need new grease. Any holes in the gators? Maybe the nuts on end of shaft are not done up correctly so the shaft moves in the wheel hub.
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| 25th Mar 2022 2:13 am |
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Ding287
Member Since: 24 Sep 2019
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 43
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Thanks for the reply, as I need the car to be reliable (ok ok I know!!), I'm replacing the full shaft including both inner & outer CV joints, there is no sign of any grease leaking or any splits in the rubbers. Once the old ones are out I will have a look & see if I can see any obvious reason for the rattle.
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| 25th Mar 2022 9:37 pm |
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