Hazy Member 29 Member For: 16y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier Posted 13/11/09 02:07 AM Share Posted 13/11/09 02:07 AM Havent posted anything for a while, hey again!Okay, so on slow turning, eg reversing up to the kerb im getting a creek noise from the front end of me BA xr6t ute! I let it go for a bit but now on occasions its doing it going around a corner. Just wondering if anyone could give me a diagnosis or a list of things to check? im guessing its a suspension component but unsure. Ute has done 112000 kms, and in general very well looked after. thinking also about getting the 'pedders 28 point' suspension check at trident, anyone recomend these checks by them?Hope someone can point me in the right direction.Cheers,Hazyco -_- Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/11/09 02:10 AM Share Posted 13/11/09 02:10 AM I got one of them done before I was gonna lower my ba, came back with $2500 worth of sh*t that needed to be done. Had 98k on it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Member 29 Member For: 16y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier Posted 13/11/09 02:16 AM Author Share Posted 13/11/09 02:16 AM On 13/11/2009 at 2:10 AM, Dillz said: I got one of them done before I was gonna lower my ba, came back with $2500 worth of sh*t that needed to be done. Had 98k on it.Were they full of sh*t do you think? Did you have the creeking noise to? What did they replace?Cheers,Hazyco -_- Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/11/09 02:23 AM Share Posted 13/11/09 02:23 AM (edited) I don't think they were full of sh*t (that was including a basic lowering) but I think its just that after about 100k most of the suspension components in the Ba's are reaching there used by date, could be wrong.And yeah I did have a bit of a creek at times.I didn't end up doing it, sold the car instead. Edited 13/11/09 02:24 AM by Dillz Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Member 29 Member For: 16y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier Posted 13/11/09 02:27 AM Author Share Posted 13/11/09 02:27 AM yea right, sounds plauseable. I know the guys down there so hopefully they'll look after me if it major.Cheers for the info dillz!Anyone else to share info feel free, thanks in advance!Cheers, Hazyco -_- Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/11/09 02:37 AM Share Posted 13/11/09 02:37 AM No worries mate. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashturbo Donating Members 280 Member For: 16y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Watsonia Posted 13/11/09 04:13 AM Share Posted 13/11/09 04:13 AM From memory, there was a fair bit of Front End Creak related to the big bolts that connect the control arms to the big alloy crossmember, just loosen them of and tighten them up (don't remember what torque). Other area that caused alot of creaks was where the steering rack mounted the Front End, again on the alloy cross member I think.If its got a few kays its probably a bush though.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Member 29 Member For: 16y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier Posted 13/11/09 10:04 AM Author Share Posted 13/11/09 10:04 AM On 13/11/2009 at 4:13 AM, dashturbo said: From memory, there was a fair bit of Front End Creak related to the big bolts that connect the control arms to the big alloy crossmember, just loosen them of and tighten them up (don't remember what torque). Other area that caused alot of creaks was where the steering rack mounted the Front End, again on the alloy cross member I think.If its got a few kays its probably a bush though..interesting! I'll try that over the weekend, I'll just try and tighten them back as best I can. I'll see if the bush looks knackered too. Cheers for that mate! I'll post again if that fails, then after that, get it checked out!Cheers,Hazyco -_- Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeBF2TLS Member 32 Member For: 21y 9m Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 14/11/09 10:40 AM Share Posted 14/11/09 10:40 AM Hey, I have a BF2T (12/06) which has just had 2 front end ball joints replaced at 60,000K's -under warranty. Apparently they are on record at going around 60-80k have you has these checked? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-953929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadster Member 97 Member For: 16y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Werribee Posted 14/11/09 10:35 PM Share Posted 14/11/09 10:35 PM My creek in the front end, which always happened when reversing out of my driveway ended up being the steering rack where it bolts up to the crossmember, just shimed and tightened it back up no issues since Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/63536-front-end-creek/#findComment-954006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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