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A slightly annoying rattle, or something really expensive?

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WHITE WHULF:
Hi All, My 90 has developed a slightly annoying rattle, we origionally thought it was one (or both) of the bushes in the radius arm on the drivers side (it makes a noise when the drivers wheel hits a bump) so we changed the bushes, I did both radius arms, bushes front and back, while I was about it (for the benefit of the bushes post earlier, I used Hangovers 30tonne press and big impact sockets as drifts, what a job, the old ones didn`t want to come out.) fo those with very early land rovers make sure you get the right size bushes as well, 2 trips to lincoln for me cos Rimmer Bros sold me bushes for a later 90 (the later ones are wider by about half an inch). Anyhow, we fitted the new bushes but the noise remains, tho I have discovered that you can turn the wheel side to side (as if it were turning) which makes the same noise, as far as I can tell none the swivel isn`t moving, it kinda feels like the hub or something similar has come loose, any suggestions on what I should be looking for when I start trying to isolate the problem near the end of this week. Cheers All

WHULF

muddyweb:
When you say you can turn the wheel from side to side, do you mean the road wheel or the steering wheel ?

If it's the road wheel and the swivel housing isn't moving, then it's most likely a wheel bearing.

If it's the steering wheel, then the play could be in the drop arm, the steering rod ends or the swivel pins / bearings.

WHITE WHULF:
yeah, its the road wheel that turns, only a fraction, but it is noticably, and there is a knocking noise when it does it.

unknownmanxman:
hey, this happened to me and it turned out to be the panhard rod bushes...

jayboy:
hi i had same knock (see stop that knocking subjects ) i have changed all bushs front and back ,ball joints,cv,shocks,turrets,wheel bearings, swivel bearings prop ujs the list goes on still got the knock  :x told it might be the box and noise traveling down body  :?: ive given up for now let me know how it goes you might be able to fix mine  :D

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