MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: mumf78 on April 04, 2012, 11:00:42 pm

Title: creaking from front
Post by: mumf78 on April 04, 2012, 11:00:42 pm

as above iv got some creaking from the front of my 2006 gt tdi over bumps . seems worse when the cars cold for some reason. iv read somewhere about top mounts if anyone can help?

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on April 04, 2012, 11:07:27 pm

ARB bushes?

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: mumf78 on April 04, 2012, 11:13:42 pm

could be mike. il wait until winter goes away AGAIN and il get underneath and have a look! cheers for the input  :happy2:

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Matto on April 04, 2012, 11:48:22 pm

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on April 04, 2012, 11:07:27 pm

ARB bushes?

I'd go with this too.

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on April 05, 2012, 09:21:47 am

If theyre still in good condition.  White lithium spray grease may help

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: rich83 on April 05, 2012, 09:24:24 am

More likely to be creaking top mounts.

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Richn83 on April 06, 2012, 02:48:21 pm

I get the exact same thing sounds like it comes lower down than top mounts from sub frame or arb area but could be top mounts.

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on April 06, 2012, 03:30:54 pm

New Top mounts & ARB bushes didnt solve mine.  Might have been my WALK as I have superpro inserts now

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Richn83 on April 06, 2012, 03:49:17 pm

I was wondering if it could be the stretch bolts on the sub frame having stretched a little allowing some play?

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on April 06, 2012, 04:36:35 pm

I want to use the new bolts & shims/spacers as a matter of course

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: four! on April 06, 2012, 08:03:18 pm

I had this, turned out to be front lower arm front bush, they were worn. Creaked rather than rattled :)

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: apples12 on April 07, 2012, 08:47:59 am

toooo muuuuch technicallls....lol
do you mean that after you replaced the wishbone bushes the creaking disappeared?...

i've changed shock absorbers, top mounts and added lower engine mount insert on mine. next thing waiting to on is a full set of wishbones and bushes along with anti roll bar linkages...

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: four! on April 07, 2012, 10:29:09 am

Yes, on my car it was coming from the front bushes on the lower arm (not the console bush) The bush had separated but showed very little signs of free play. It left the steel sleeve with some rubber still attatched then the bit you would press into the arm itself also with some rubber attatched. Rubber moving on the rubber when dry made the creak. On a wet day it wasn't so bad.

Worth checking anyway.

Good luck

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: cangli on April 14, 2012, 04:44:40 pm

My money would also be on the lower control arm bushes. There is a TSB for this here http://homepage.mac.com/alden/gti/TSB-40-08-01.pdf.

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Richn83 on April 14, 2012, 05:35:26 pm

Interesting tsb document cangli I guess that us orientated from the terminology, so it sounds like a compound issue on the rubber or plastic so I will probably just live with it as its not a wear and tear problem.

Title: Re: creaking from front
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on April 14, 2012, 07:51:25 pm

The knocking is driving me nuts now