2013Fiat500
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Been having all sorts of knocks and clunks from my Fiat 500 for a while now.
Replaced top mounts and shocks at ~65k 2 years ago which semi-helped but didn't resolve it totally.
Then early Jan things started to go really down hill, knocks, clunks the works. This is at 75k.
So we then got replaced again:
Top Mounts (Lemforder)
LH and RH Front Suspension Arms (Moog)
Anti-Roll bar links (Moog)
Which fixed the new clunks and knocks (looking at the old arms the bushes seemed to be knackered!) but we are now left with a dull thudding which over the last two weeks and ~500 miles is starting to turn into more clunks than a dull thud on only what I can tell is the LHS.
Driving over cobblestones slowly (slower than walking pace!) with the RHS results in nothing. Same thing on the LHS has a number thuds thus it can't require a huge force to move and hence should be visible on the ramp?
I've bounced the car up and down on both LHS and RHS - nothing bar maybe a slight 'knock' from the LHS.
Jacked it up and gave some things a good push-pull ---> tight.
I tried turning with wheel with a jiggle and there was some play (Track Rods?) and some movement in the driveshaft...
I'm going to get a friend to drive the car down the cobblestones again slowly to see if I can identify where the noise is coming from, but some recommendations on what to change/check next would be appreciated.
Looking at replacing the Track Rod arms, gearbox mount or rear engine mount next.
Replaced top mounts and shocks at ~65k 2 years ago which semi-helped but didn't resolve it totally.
Then early Jan things started to go really down hill, knocks, clunks the works. This is at 75k.
So we then got replaced again:
Top Mounts (Lemforder)
LH and RH Front Suspension Arms (Moog)
Anti-Roll bar links (Moog)
Which fixed the new clunks and knocks (looking at the old arms the bushes seemed to be knackered!) but we are now left with a dull thudding which over the last two weeks and ~500 miles is starting to turn into more clunks than a dull thud on only what I can tell is the LHS.
Driving over cobblestones slowly (slower than walking pace!) with the RHS results in nothing. Same thing on the LHS has a number thuds thus it can't require a huge force to move and hence should be visible on the ramp?
I've bounced the car up and down on both LHS and RHS - nothing bar maybe a slight 'knock' from the LHS.
Jacked it up and gave some things a good push-pull ---> tight.
I tried turning with wheel with a jiggle and there was some play (Track Rods?) and some movement in the driveshaft...
I'm going to get a friend to drive the car down the cobblestones again slowly to see if I can identify where the noise is coming from, but some recommendations on what to change/check next would be appreciated.
Looking at replacing the Track Rod arms, gearbox mount or rear engine mount next.