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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: wardie on 26 March 2006, 18:14

Title: rattle on suspension?
Post by: wardie on 26 March 2006, 18:14

ive got a golf 98 mk4 turbo.   When driving along down a normal road and go over bumps there is like a rattle/ bang comeing from the front?  My old man has pushed the car up and down in all four courners and sed its feels ok?  My dad knows a bit bout cars but not a expert by all means.  So if somebody cud help cus it is doing my sweed in

Title: Re: rattle on suspension?
Post by: GolfGL on 26 March 2006, 19:06

Is it a high mileage car or lowered at all?
Could be an exhaust or a exhaust hanger loose, possibly top mounts on the suspension whihc you can do a quick test on by pushin harshly down on the four corners of the car and listen out for the noise.

Title: Re: rattle on suspension?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 March 2006, 19:09

Jack the front wheels up & shine a torch up the spring/shock assembly, & check that the spring's are not snapped, or there's no fluid leaking out the shocks.

Title: Re: rattle on suspension?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 March 2006, 19:10

ps Is the suspension standard?

Title: Re: rattle on suspension?
Post by: GazB on 26 March 2006, 19:38

Middle exhaust bracket will have broken at the weld, common on MK4, if you shake the exhaust from the back you will hear it.  Its hard to see without a ramp, but I'm pretty sure thats what it is :undecided:

Title: Re: rattle on suspension?
Post by: wardie on 26 March 2006, 20:21

cheers for the replys lads.  the car is standard without lower suspension and only got 89k on the clock

Title: Re: rattle on suspension?
Post by: charri42 on 26 March 2006, 23:36

Could be a snapped susp spring. Mine made that noise, about an inch snapped off the upper coil and rested in the cup type thing on the shock and rattled like mad.