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My local garage now say it could be the rear tie bars but have quoted me £465+ vat to replace them. Is there anything else that could be causing the knocking or can i just have the rear tie bar bushes replaced and not the complete units as the garage have said?/ tie rods, rear tie rods, could be anything really! Good place to start would be giving all 4 wheels a damn good shaking and see if you can detect any play at each corner, then work from that!Slarty wrote:
it's just that we subscrible to the theory of hitting it harder until it works.
AFAIK they only come as complete units from MrT and hence the cost. I'd like a demonstration of the play in them if it's something so expensive to cure the knocking noise. Also a decent set of 2nd hand ones are worth a shot off a breaker to save that sort of money. Take 30 mins to change both and are very easy to do DIYg.lewarne wrote:balljoints, topmounts, shocks, knackered bushings, droplinks, steering rack
It's not been a fun day.uglee wrote:
It really is a minefield hence I'm in the process of replacing the lot in one go.
Slarty wrote:
it's just that we subscrible to the theory of hitting it harder until it works.
..£20 for each pair plus delivery...all have servicable bushes or you could take the opportunity to have them polybushed and slap them staright on Can you change the bushes in the rear tie bars for new ones. ie pro flex?(one on bar, one on the hub).