MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Eddy30 on April 24, 2010, 10:43:22 pm
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Hi all,was driving the otherday and hit what I swear was a crater. Which ripped my tire although my alloy is fine (a little scratched) my suspension must have compressed fully as it went with a right bang. had the wheel off and everything looks ok but noticed a few times when going over something like a large hump at slow speed I get a large creek from that supsension?
Anyone experienced this? Any ideas what could be prob. Seems to work fine nearly all the time
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Id say its your lower arm rear bushes mates.
toon
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Thanks for that mate. Don't know whether t have it looked at as it's fine most of the time, is it a dear one if it's that?
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Id say its your lower arm rear bushes mates.
toon
How confident are you buddy?
I have squeaky suspension as well...happens when going over speed humps. Is there anything I can check visually if the car was on a ramp?
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I have squeaky suspension as well...happens when going over speed humps. Is there anything I can check visually if the car was on a ramp?
I would try lubricating the arb bushings...
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Thanks Bacillus, being new to this I guess I should use something other than normal grease or WD40.
I don't want to run the risk of damaging the rubber bushes, right?
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Some sort of silicon based spray should do the job...
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The squeaking noise has come back and is getting worse... could it be the shocks? Help please... :sad1:
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Did you use silicone spray? How long did it go away for?
:drinking:
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VW were kind enough to spray some silicone spray. Never really went away completely...but after a month it's back again.
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Change the Arb bushes if your not happy with spraying Silicon spray to shut them up for a few weeks.
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Ive also got a squeeky back end :ashamed: :grin:
Is it worth using poly bushes?
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Change the Arb bushes if your not happy with spraying Silicon spray to shut them up for a few weeks.
Are you confident it's the ARB bushes? Is it a common thing?
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If its on the front, and whilst going over speed humps commonly, then yes, mine does the same. Silicone Spray shuts it up now and again.
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It is when going over speed humps... hmmmm Probably will get some silicone spray...
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its always hard to diagnose problems without being in the car and hearing the noise and even then most times its a guess to what it could be. Suggestions made are just suggestions and will not always work. Try the cheapest options first i.e the silicone spray and go from there. Just talking from personal experience from squeaky noises. I have changes
- arb bushes
- drop link bars front and back
- suspension top mounts
- Steering rack and track rod ends
- Engine mounts
- New subframe bolts and spacers
And i still have noise. all i have left is wishbones. Although it may be my rack that is new but may be faulty and vw are going to take it back and have a look.
Sadly noises can transfer though the car and finding its location is a right pain.. hopefully for you its a nice simple fix so fingers crossed for you :drinking:
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Hi there,
Resurecting this one with a numpty question. Does anyone have a picture of where to place the silicon spray once the wheel is off. Have not long had my GTI so just getting to grips with it.
Cheers.