rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

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rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

September 10, 2006, 10:29:36 AM

my pass. side front is rattleing every time i go over a bump. i have no idea what it is. it sounds like my lisence plate frme and bracket are jiggling (not factory i made a new one) it more to the passanger side of the car though. last night some one said a balljoint but i dont know what that would sound like.

i have a trip next weekend and i would like to ttake my car but if it is a rolling coffin ill pass.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #1 – September 10, 2006, 10:42:02 AM

Kind of a harsh rusty old bed squeak right.
Ball joints.

I don't know how 'bad' it is to drive on them. I drove for a couple months before I had mine repaired. Not that I was smart by doing that.

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Reply #2 – September 10, 2006, 10:54:16 AM

Mine has a rattle on the passenger side that it didn't start doing until I did the springs in front...I used all new polyurethane isolators too. I don't know what's making all the noise.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #3 – September 10, 2006, 11:43:29 AM

Calipers ratting around perhaps.

Just get the thing in the air and start wiggling....

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Reply #4 – September 10, 2006, 12:02:27 PM

Quote from: Chuck W;103335

Calipers ratting around perhaps.

Just get the thing in the air and start wiggling....

How do you fix that? My calipers are rattling around and it's going to drive me nuts!

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #5 – September 10, 2006, 12:32:32 PM

Not too sure. I know alot of the aftermarket calper pins for the Mustang/TC brakes are too small...thus the pads/calipers can bang around. Perhaps try and find some OEM caliper bolts?

I haven't messed with Fox brakes in a while as they are icky.....

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #6 – September 10, 2006, 12:39:29 PM

check the swaybar endlinks. they will cause a rattle like that.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #7 – September 10, 2006, 02:23:46 PM

Quote from: gumby;103344

check the swaybar endlinks. they will cause a rattle like that.

also the swaybar bushings

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #8 – September 10, 2006, 03:42:08 PM

I had a swaybar bushing that pulled a dissapearing act. Thats the first place id look.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #9 – September 10, 2006, 05:39:28 PM

Yup. Just get under there with a flashlight and move some stuff around.
Just about anything can rattle.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #10 – September 10, 2006, 07:50:59 PM

Don't think it's the calipers as I did have the stainless sleeves on both sides and it was making the noise (had to replace the pass. side caliper so it doesn't have the sleeves anymore).

I thought maybe endlinks but I tightened them down pretty good. I've looked and I just can't see what it could be.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #11 – September 10, 2006, 08:08:30 PM

Upper strut mount?

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #12 – September 10, 2006, 08:30:26 PM

i was thinking somethimg with the strut. i hope its easy and cheap to fix. how much are ball joints to get replaced and what all will they mess with so i dont get raped for a $2 part that i could do.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #13 – September 10, 2006, 10:55:07 PM

Ball joints are straightforward but can be dangerous because youhave to undo the spindle, which leaves the potential for the spring to come out (and destroy anything in its path, including your head). You must ALWAYS support the control arm so that the spring can't come out. You should also have a ball joint tool that removes the ball joint from the control arm and presses the new one back in (the ball joint is a press fit).

Truthfully, unless you've got the tools and know-how, have a shop do it. You're looking at about $60 apiece for the ball joints (for good ones) and probably an hour per side labour.

Beware, though, that ball joints will usually cause a clunk, not a rattle. Sway bar end links and bushings (where the sway bar boths to the frame), strut mounts, calipers and control arm bushings can cause rattles (though control arm bushings will usually be more of a clunk as well).

To eliminate brakes, simply press teh brake when going over bumps. The brake pressure will load up the pads and prevent them from rattling, so if the rattle stops when you step on the brake that's your problem.

Question: What wheels are on your car? Hubcaps can rattle, as can pebbles trapped behind them. To eliminate hubcap issues, simply pop 'em off.

rattle in the Front! IM MISSING A PIN!

Reply #14 – September 10, 2006, 11:13:11 PM

Ive been told that the ball joints have wear indicators, can someone take a pic of these for me and show me what is "good" and what is "bad"? Just to clarify things a bit for me...

I get some clunking and squeaking but the shop I had my alignment done at told me they are good. I just want to make sure they are right...