JonT Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I assume that, as with other engine/gearbox mountings, the rubber bushes in the tie-rod should be firmly bonded into their housings ?? (I realise that this may seem a daft question, but you never know !!) The reason I ask is that I have been trying to trace a clonk/rattle from the front of the vehicle, low down - it was evident before the recent MOT test, on which my tester found a track-rod end which needed replacement, but nothing else - I had rather hoped that he might find the problem for me. Today (once it stopped raining) I have removed the underbelly cover, which had a number of splits in it - I have repaired these, but before re-fitting it, took the car for a quick run round the block. The clonk/rattle is still evident, but not as bad as before - I had previously tested the tie-rod with a pry-bar, and though there was a little movement, it was certainly not "loose" enough to cause concern. However, i have just taken it off the car, and find that I could quite easily push the rubber bush out of it by hand - hence my question above. To me, it seems that the bush is still firm enough to stop any excessive forward/backward rocking of the engine, but is so loose that it will allow unwanted sideways movement, and that is where the clonk/rattle is coming from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 You mean this bit? If so I doubt you should be able to separate the rubber from the metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonT Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Yep, that's the one !! Getting replacement tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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