I went for a drive in the car today after it being parked up for 5 weeks and found that there is a squeaking sound when on righthand lock, at first i assumed it was the caliper sticking as this has happened before after having been parked up for weeks on end So after going for a 30 mile drive it was still happening so i managed to get it on the lift ramp at a local garage. There seems to be enough movement in the caliper so that ruled out seizure but it may still be sticking slightly. It was at this point that i noticed that there was signs of rubbing on the CV boot, so i turn the steering to full lock and realised that when the car is on the ground and weight is applied to suspension, the droplinks are touching the CV boot on full lock


I have a potential buyer for the car and could really do with getting this sorted before the weekend

 

Has your ARB slipped across at all.

 

No i dont believe so mate, everything else looked ok tbh.

 

i carnt be the droplink thats touching the cv boot,unless its the wrong one or its not fitted correctly.are you sure the bolt through the top of the droplink isnt too long and thats whats touching it?

 

this. did you happen to snap a pic?

 

You are correct the bolt is whats rubbing but because the droplink is so chunky compared to the crappy Perrin set that i was fitted before.

 

As it's an STi it would have had metal drop links as standard. Unless the ball links were knackered, there was little point in changing them in the first place?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that to fit the STi (alloy wishbone) the CDF links have to have a spacer and longer bolt?

JohnD

 

Here's how mine look, I needed spacers.

 

As John D said, fit a set of OE rose-jointed links and problem solved.

I have some in my garage, just drop me a line if you need them Lee

 

I think i shall get it back up onto the ramps and recheck everything.


Thanks for that S10WRC i shall be in touch if needing