I’m headed back up there on weds for him to look at so will let you know.
Very slight tap / knock over speed bumps at lower speeds - thoughts?
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Not sure if this will help anyone on this thread, but I had this annoying metallic noise coming from the front (sounded like front wheel on passenger side) and audible whenever the wheels turned. Acceleration or braking didn't seem to stop it and it was even audible when I turned off the engine and freewheeled to test.
Had my local and indy and VW take a look, but neither could identify it. Also had front arms and drop links replaced. Then, just last weekend when searching for another clue as to what to try, I stumbled across a suggestion of pulling the handbrake up slightly when going around 5/10mph. I tried this Monday morning and it immediately made the metallic rattle disappear.
The van was in for it's All-In service on Tuesday and I gave them this info (and a little nudge that I was certain that it was linked to the handbrake, despite them being sceptical).
Sure enough, handbrake tightened up and my rattle is gone! I'm honestly so chuffed as it was a real annoyance, as well as a worry that it might develop into something more serious.
Long post, but upshot is that if youve got a rattle that you can't get to the bottom of, I'd recommend just giving your handbrake a slight pull up when driving (not enough to even turn on the brake light) and see if it stops it...
Had my local and indy and VW take a look, but neither could identify it. Also had front arms and drop links replaced. Then, just last weekend when searching for another clue as to what to try, I stumbled across a suggestion of pulling the handbrake up slightly when going around 5/10mph. I tried this Monday morning and it immediately made the metallic rattle disappear.
The van was in for it's All-In service on Tuesday and I gave them this info (and a little nudge that I was certain that it was linked to the handbrake, despite them being sceptical).
Sure enough, handbrake tightened up and my rattle is gone! I'm honestly so chuffed as it was a real annoyance, as well as a worry that it might develop into something more serious.
Long post, but upshot is that if youve got a rattle that you can't get to the bottom of, I'd recommend just giving your handbrake a slight pull up when driving (not enough to even turn on the brake light) and see if it stops it...
Tks, please do.
Hi, I too had a strange noise coming from my front suspension a few months after CRS upgraded it (T30 6.1) I returned and saw Steve who rectified it by fitting some sleeving on the bottom coil of the spring. When dismantled you could see there had been slight movement between the spring and the seat as it had worn a tiny bit of paint off and was shiny. The noise I was getting was very random and I suspect not what you're experiencing but its something else worth checking as the sleeving cured mine.
