front dampers

[greystag]

HI All,anyone had experience of buying front dampers. on way home from show sunday got all the way home and driving down last road to hame banging and clunking from front of car pulled up and found nothing then lent on wing and clunk,pushed up and down clunk clunk,could this be the oil getting thin, so leave for an hour and no clunk,would like to know your views and also recommendations for replacements, i will be doing the job.
Regards Terry

[Seaking]

Check your drag struts sounds like one has broken.

Cheers Glenn

[jbuckl]

+1 for drag struts

Also check anti roll bar links......there are some cheap & far too skinny ones out there for sale (then scrap)
IMHO these parts need scrapping off & should not be offered for sale by anyone.

Check your drag struts sounds like one has broken.

Cheers Glenn

[milothedog]

Failed drop links will leave witness marks on the track control arms. I have just bought a pair of the Paddocks upgraded ones to fit. this will be the 3rd set in 6 years

Ian.

[KOY 23]

Just been there, bracket broken off drag strut. Rubbers were fine, as they should be, after 6 years, as were the links. LD parts!

[davidf]

Also check the anti-roll bar mounting bushes (where it bolts up to the chassis member). If these bushes are worn, you get a clunk as the suspension moves. it seems like it is from the top of the strut, and it can take a long time to find (guess how I know that!!)

[stagwingnut]

Also , it's quite possible your struts have been replaced inside with sealed inserts that are just slid inside the strut and bolted down with a circular nut that needs its own tool to tighten properly,many owners have made their own tool for this job , it's just possible someone may have fitted this type and the nut has worked loose ,allowing the insert shock to move about in the strut housing , the nut is located under the gaiter ,it sits flush with the top of the strut and has two square lugs for the tool to sit in , regards Graham