front driveshafts

[maxwell-1]

hi i have a clattering from front end everytime i drive over rough ground or over repairs on road surface,seems to be coming from front end and on both sides.
i have just had new inner and outer bearings fitted,but there seems to be a bit of play in the shafts,i am able to twist them back and forth from behind the inner gaiter is it nornal?
should there be any play in the joint???
or have they been fitted wrong?
cheers

[stormforce]

check the front anti roll bar as it sounds like its the brackets on that thats broken

[maxwell-1]

looked at that first and it's rock soild also d-bushes and drop links are sound too as these were replaced earlier this year.

[maxwell-1]

people don't seem to be helping here...
is it something i said !!

[nero279]

people don't seem to be helping here...
is it something i said !!

don't think so mate, it's just a fairly mechanical question that a lot of us won't know the answer to, + the forums been pretty quiet the last couple of days.

hi i have a clattering from front end everytime i drive over rough ground or over repairs on road surface,seems to be coming from front end and on both sides.
i have just had new inner and outer bearings fitted,but there seems to be a bit of play in the shafts,i am able to twist them back and forth from behind the inner gaiter is it nornal?
should there be any play in the joint???
or have they been fitted wrong?
cheers

anyone?

[stormforce]

there is a removal plate in the wheel arch check to see if that has come loose.also check the heat shield around the turbo and also the heat shield on the exhaust down pipe

[joker??]

brakes ???

btw got the same prob

[Jonny77]

Knocking can be one of 4 things:
1) Wheel bearing preload
2) Bronze bushes worn
3) Anti roll bar bushes
4) Steering idler arm worn

As you say is does it on both sides and you have had your bearings changed and the anti roll bar bushes I guess its probably the idler. Get hold of the N/S wheel and turn it, the arm should rotate without play in the housing.

Check you wheel bearing arent loose too, jack it up and rock the wheel top to bottom. there shouldnt be any noticeable play.
HTH

[Apache]

Bronze bushes are my first choice, but...

Check the top and bottom shock mount bolts. Mine have come loos more than once. Plain nuts, no lock washer on he bottom bolt.

Which reminds me, anyone know what thread the lower bolts are so I can buy some nylocs?

[maxwell-1]

thats better chaps,
fitted new idler last year,
new front brakes last week after this started,
i will look at shocks in a minute,
what are bronze bushes?and where are they?
cheers dan

[NiftyNev]

Bushes are in the steering knuckle. An inner and outer for the drive shafts.

Nev

[maxwell-1]

cheers nev,
going out to see if i can see if i can move shaft up and down as well as twist it,

[maxwell-1]

i held the driveshaft behind the outer cv joint and i am able to move it up and down,
i think this would mean that the bronze bushes are at a end...
is there a way of making them good without replaceing them?

[Albannach]

i held the driveshaft behind the outer cv joint and i am able to move it up and down,
i think this would mean that the bronze bushes are at a end...
is there a way of making them good without replaceing them?

No

[maxwell-1]

NO !!!!

is that no i might not be the bushes

or

no theres no easy way of sorting it out...??