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(Message started by: Tekno on Feb 11^th, 2010, 12:31pm)

Title: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 11^th, 2010, 12:31pm

Hello

I'm experiencing bad rumble when driving rough roads. On smooth tarmac and pavement, and also in high speeds, I don't notice anything. Which things can cause that?

Every possible bush from FRONT have been replaced with new ones. Rear differential is also changed, but didn't affect at this problem at all.

And same thing on another tires and tire pressures. 1 Broken front wheel bearing have been changed.

How do I inspect if rear anti roll bar is okay? Does it have bushes like in front?

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Highlander on Feb 11^th, 2010, 12:34pm

front drop links?

or rear shock absorber bushes?

can you hear it when you hit a bump or pothole?

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 11^th, 2010, 2:52pm

I hear soft *thump* when driving to pothole or bump

front drop links are almost brand new...

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Highlander on Feb 11^th, 2010, 3:19pm

is it front or rear you hear the noise?

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 11^th, 2010, 3:22pm

It's very difficult to locate it. Sound comes "everywhere" :(

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Feb 11^th, 2010, 9:45pm

Ball joint on the front wishbone ???

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Jonnycab on Feb 12^th, 2010, 3:12am

Worn track rod inner ball joints ? :-/

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 12^th, 2010, 2:22pm

on 02/11/10 at 21:45:33, Scorpio_Mike wrote:

Ball joint on the front wishbone ???

humm. could be. But I don't hear any clunking etc. Just constant rumble when on rough road (gravel etc), sound is like coming from subwoofer :D lol 70-80hz or something?

on 02/12/10 at 03:12:01, Jonnycab wrote:

Worn track rod inner ball joints ? :-/

Definitely not. They are in good shape now.

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by pete from Hull on Feb 12^th, 2010, 6:30pm

Propshaft centre bearing worn? ::)

Pete

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by adam on Feb 12^th, 2010, 7:43pm

[] with Pete. Prop

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by gozz on Feb 12^th, 2010, 8:35pm

Tekno.
Is it a 12valve by any chance?if the gearbox mounting gets soft or collapses,the left hand front exhaust pipe rumbles against the cross tie bar.Or could it just be that your ears are getting more sensitive,and it's normal road noise ? ;)
GOZZ.

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 12^th, 2010, 8:54pm

on 02/12/10 at 20:35:07, gozz wrote:

It's a -98 2.3 16V estate. I don't believe it's just a road noise as it's so loud.

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Snoopy on Feb 13^th, 2010, 7:36am

TYRES! Had terrible noise once with one set of tyres I bought, when I changed them the noise went lived with it for months ..... Try changing the wheels round it sometimes helps. If everything else has been checked out and confirmed not to be the problem.

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by pete from Hull on Feb 13^th, 2010, 9:19am

I once had a clunk sound when braking and I checked EVERYTHING I could think of, finally found the problem by accident when I took my front wheel off for cleaning, it turned out to be the spring that holds the brake pad in, it had slipped out at one end and was allowing the pad to slap against the caliper body on release, it was like that for months.

Some sounds can be annoyingly hard to pinpoint. ::)

Pete

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by tonyboy on Feb 13^th, 2010, 10:02am

on 02/11/10 at 12:34:54, Highlander wrote:

rear shock absorber bushes?

Do you change the shock absorber or just the bushes....

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 13^th, 2010, 4:54pm

While searching for any interesting, I made a discovery:

http://ruohoranta.fi/galleries/sekalaiset/Scorpio-98/_thumbs/700x500-DSC05217.JPG

That rubber part around shock absorper has gone bad:

http://ruohoranta.fi/galleries/sekalaiset/Scorpio-98/_thumbs/700x500-DSC05220.JPG

Any way to fix that easily?

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by gozz on Feb 13^th, 2010, 6:54pm

So it's an estate then,the shocker appears to be not central in the spring,is the spring busted?
GOZZ.

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Feb 13^th, 2010, 8:39pm

Agree with GOZZ - that spring looks a bit sick :-/

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by tlundkvi on Feb 13^th, 2010, 8:43pm

Tekno, I have a set of estate springs, virtually unused (bought and installed in error but replaced quickly to correct ones) if you need.

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by Tekno on Feb 13^th, 2010, 10:00pm

I have a little bit feeling of that shock absorber is not properly attached to top? Or is it not possible? ::)

Title: Re: My Scorpio rumbles badly
Post by tlundkvi on Feb 14^th, 2010, 7:58am

on 02/13/10 at 22:00:20, Tekno wrote:

I have a little bit feeling of that shock absorber is not properly attached to top? Or is it not possible? ::)

It could be possible, it should at least be quite easy to check behind the trim.