Clunkidy Clunk Suspension

[cheesemaker]

Hello all, hoping to get some pointers from you knowledgeable bunch,
As you might have gathered, a fairly green newbie here. Bought a tidy 406 HDI90 estate on W plate, done 126K, mechanically sound. After a quick once over, I noted that the front N/S CV gaiter need replacing. There are also the usual knocking from the rear suspension going over speed bumps, which I suspect is the drop link that needs replacing

I have lined up the following jobs for the next few weeks

1) replace CV joints both side (got the CV joint kit for £15 each, so thought I just replace them rather than just the gaiter)
2) replace both drop links up front
3) replace both drop links back rear

is there other parts/bushes/stuff that I should be changing whilst I'm at it?
fairly brave DIY mechanic willing to give anything ago as long as it is straight forward....

thanks in advance
cheers

[Mountain]

I had that!
It was the bottom bushes on the lower suspension arms-the outer ones. Getting those out was like a scene from the Exorcist
How are your rear tyres wearing?
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Jack it up, grab the wheel and give it a good push & pull. You'll see the play if it those ones & hear the clunk.

[teamster1975]

You may as well change the antirollbar bushes front and rear while you're at it, and the top links on the rear.

[cheesemaker]

mountain - tyres look pretty new and wear evenly, hopefully i don't have to go through what you went through...

teamster - will look into that, i suspect i'll have my weekends filled up for next month or so...

fingers crossed, no big surprises

[teamster1975]

I've never done the CV joints but the links and bushes are pretty straight forward