2001 2.0 hdi 110hp estate rear droplink help please

[jasper5]

Yes, probably the horizontal top links at the rear.

The front knocking is most likely the front droplinks.

[annie10]

ive just looked on ecp site and front drop links aren't listed so may need to go to main dealer.
will changed rear bars in the week and check out how much the front ones are aswell.
thanks

[briangoo]

Tbh tie bars end links all round both vertical or horizontal. For the price you can't go wrong

[briangoo]

Fronts are available from Europarts & most autoshops

[annie10]

found the fronts on ecp thanks. look easy enough to do and rears aswell. just need to be careful to keep camber on rear correct.
is it just the drop links on the front that need looking at or are there any other bushes like arb that prove problematic.
haven't looked at fronts yet so don't know layout of suspension there.

annie

[jasper5]

Both front and rears are fairly straightforward,unless you get a seized nut on the front links or a seized inner bolt on the rears.

Best way to check the fronts is to have the wheels on the ground and pry the anti roll bar up and down and look for play.Best way to check the rears is to jack up the car and pull the wheel at 12 and 6 o clock.

[annie10]

great thanks for the help

[annie10]

checked the rears with wheels on ground and pulled wheel with hands at 12oclock position and a fair bit of movement with a definite knocking noise.
have ordered new rears from ecp. pretty cheap so might aswell do the stuff now

[annie10]

all rear knocking has now gone. just a faint knocking from the front left so will change those drop links this week. cam belt can hopefully wait for a few weeks until its warmer, maybe a bit of a gamble but bending over an engine in this weather is worse than lieing under the car

thanks for all the help and advice, great appropriated

[jasper5]

Nice one

Having done the rears the fronts should be straightforward.

Here is a how-to for the droplinks.... viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17207

Just to add to the how-to, check the old links for having a couple of flats on the back which take a 17mm spanner to hold the joint whilst you undo the nut (some do)...don't forget to soak the nuts in WD40 the day before and overnight.

[annie10]

thanks so much. it's so much quieter now and will even better when the fronts are done.
just need to change the brake fluid now as pedal pretty spongy