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confused :?

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:04 pm
by Dan224
After reading various posts it seems my rear clunking noise is coming from...... This is where I'm confused is it a top link or a drop link, or are they the same part with just different names? Sorry its a bit of a dumb question but I'm not mechanically minded so all the help I get is appreciated.

Dan

Re: confused :?

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:21 pm
by plod
This is how I see it

There is a Horizontal link - which to me is the top link - as its at the top of the hub assembly
Then there is a Vertical link - which to me is the drop link - which comes off the ARB on to the bottom of the hub assembly

Feel free to correct me guys :lol:

Re: confused :?

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 5:19 pm
by chomerly
You could just try replacing both to be sure.
At £20 for both the verticals and the horizontals, it is hardly breaking the bank and it means one less job to do for at least a couple of years.

Re: confused :?

Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:55 pm
by jasper5
plod wrote:This is how I see it

There is a Horizontal link - which to me is the top link - as its at the top of the hub assembly
Then there is a Vertical link - which to me is the drop link - which comes off the ARB on to the bottom of the hub assembly

Feel free to correct me guys :lol:

Spot on :D

Best to diagnose the fault properly rather than just replace everything it might be.