Hi , I have two questions for you guys, first one is a braking one:

 

When I brake hard I'm getting a squeeling noise, now this isn't a squeel coming from the pads, it's coming from inside the car, like from the brake pedal itself, also I'm getting real spoungey feel to the pedal too.

 

The second is I'm getting a knocking / rattling noise coming from the front drivers wheel area, it knocks and rattles when going over ripples in the road, or over small manholes and strangely when coming down a speed ramp but not up a speed ramp which is odd, this happens whether turning or going straight, I changed the anti roll bar endlinks thinking it might be them, but no.

 

Any ideas chaps?

The squeal could be a vacumn leak.

The knocking could be the top suspension link.

ill second the knocking top camber arm bushings.

Yeah the squeel does sound like a leak, I'll have to have a strip back and investigate, I'm thinking it may well be a leaking servo perhaps?

 

Now about the knocking top suspension link, or the camber arm bushings, is this the same part?

 

If I take my wheel off, where is it? and will it feel loose?

Yes same part mate its the arm at the top .Your better of buying adjustable top camber arms[£180] fitting new bushes are a bit of a pain .I dont think you will feel any play in them they need the load the car to knock.

I see, are they easy enough to replace?

New adjustable top camber arms cant be that hard to replace .easier than fitting new bushes.It will need alligment setting up after.

right, just to resurect this thread....

 

I'm still a bit baffled as to where this "vaccum leak type squeel" is coming from, has anyone ever heard of this problem, is it beause as i apply harder pressure o the pedal is the servo moving forwards causing a gap somewhere and will fitting a master cylinder stopper sort this out?