We bought a 2005 L322 back in February and shorty after we got it I noticed a slight knock from the front suspension. It has been off the road with gearbox issues for 2 months (I know, almost unheard of on one of these!) and driving it again over the past couple of weeks the knock seems to have got worse. It happens mostly at low speed over rough surfaces and isn't particularly bad but it is annoying never-the-less.
I have just jacked it up to take a look at the front suspension. The ARB links look to be fine and I can't detect any play in the ball joints, however, the bush at the rear of the track control arm seems to have some play in it on the NS and quite a lot more on the OS. When rocking the OS wheel at a quarter to three, with the steering lock on, there is a lot of visible movement in the track control arm bush, although the bush doesn't appear to have broken up at all. There is some wear on the inside of the OS front tyre which would be consistent with this bush being knackered.
Are these bushes a common failure, or is there anything else that I should be looking at?
Thanks,
Glen.
I have just jacked it up to take a look at the front suspension. The ARB links look to be fine and I can't detect any play in the ball joints, however, the bush at the rear of the track control arm seems to have some play in it on the NS and quite a lot more on the OS. When rocking the OS wheel at a quarter to three, with the steering lock on, there is a lot of visible movement in the track control arm bush, although the bush doesn't appear to have broken up at all. There is some wear on the inside of the OS front tyre which would be consistent with this bush being knackered.
Are these bushes a common failure, or is there anything else that I should be looking at?
Thanks,
Glen.