Author Topic: help!!!! (Read 3182 times)

bis13 · « **on:** April 04, 2006, 08:52:40 PM »

its back. i had a creaking noise come from my steering / suspension recently . i greased my kingpins and tightened all the components up as some were quiet loose and it all stopped. but today it has came back i have jacked the car up and can see movement at the leaf spring eye bolt and at the top of the damper , what is it , will i be able to drive it if i cannot get it done before friday? can i use donor parts from my other car? help !!!!!! :sad:

126cab · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2006, 09:50:17 PM »

hi bis13 it should be ok to drive bring it to wiltshire
and we will have a look at it

PaulB · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2006, 02:13:45 PM »

If its suspension then take it easy on corners and braking!

ChrisRLewis · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2006, 02:30:11 PM »

Try a good spray with WD40 on all suspension joints and the leaf springs. Another thing worth checking is the leaf spring eye bolts if I remember correctly they should only be torqued up when the car is off the jack. i.e on the road

bis13 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2006, 03:07:13 PM »

i have as you say torqued up the eye bolts and they seem ok , i have done this with the leaf spring under load . and shall try the wd40 avenue . failing that i shall get some ear plugs and see what happens it can only break or fall off , i just hope i am not going too fast if it happens !!! ha ha ha lol

fiatfsm · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2006, 03:50:40 PM »

My Panda creaks on one side, cant find anything wrong! When the weather warms up it goes away! Dont worry, even if a king pin was terminally ill it cant fall out!

bis13 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2006, 09:25:01 PM »

found out what was wrong the offside king pin had seized right up even though i have been greasing it . just swapped the whole steering / suspension for that side from 2nd car , it is now so light to steer without no creaking!! thanks for all your advise it was starting to do my brain in .