Thread: Mystery from Muppet

Sway bar bushes? Usually knock when turning either left or right.

That or you gave a small animal a quick lesson in flying.....

bangs and bumps fore and aft! You go all out dont ya ? I really have no idea, Maybe a suspension bush/ shockie bush as you hit a bump/ pothole in the road?
Check the balljoints for play too. Maybe? look forward too your conclusions

Hmmm yes it does tend to get a bit noisy
Last time I heard a similar noise it was a shackle coming off the eyelet on the bar at 80km/h
I'll check the sway bar bushes, as I'm certainly getting knocks when turning.
It didn't sound like a metal on metal impact, and I'd just noticed the fuel gauge light on so that had my immediate attention.
Hopefully it's nothing serious

Tyre kicked up a stick, stone or something?

It's a Land Rover, it's suppose to make noises!

Here's an idea. On bushes where there is a bolt through a steel eye - like the panhard rod bushes & one end of radius arms - there might be a tiny bit of free play between the size of the bolt and the size of the eye. It only needs to be a tiny amount at both ends and with a sudden shift in weight, or suspension travel can make a clunk sound. Grab the panhard rod and radius arms and give them a hard shake back and forth, up and down. See if you can get a sound. Any small sound can easily be exaggerated while doing speed.

That's my bet. Report back.

edit: have you checked wheel bearings?

You`ll need to do more than just grab them and give `em a shake to check for wear - use a gemmy or pry bar and take weight off suspension first.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

You`ll need to do more than just grab them and give `em a shake to check for wear - use a gemmy or pry bar and take weight off suspension first.

Good luck.

You have a point. Chassis jack, then check?