Bongo Fury

Hi,
My freda's making a ticking/clinking noise from the left front area.
At first it started as a single clink when you pulled away..now its a near constant noise all the time. Its not engine related. I'm thinking cv joint?...but they were changed by the last owner & the noise doesn't get any worse full lock in a circle. Then I thought wheel bearing..but theres no play or sound when you spin the wheels. I've checked the prop shaft as best as i could..the joints seem o.k. I'm now wondering if it could be the diff?
Any ideas would be greatly appreaciated.
Thanks
Spence

Hi Bongo bus,
Brake pads low,Warped disc,nail in the tyre maybe

Dolly1 wrote:Hi Bongo bus,
Brake pads low,Warped disc,nail in the tyre maybe

Hi....no, I wish it were something simple as that. The vehicle still drives great with the noise....which is worrying.
I just hope its not the front diff?
Thanks for the advice though.

Hi
I'd tend to agree with Dolly...check the simple things first...I had some horrendous noise coming from the N/S front, indicative of a serious problem...put the spare wheel on drove up the road, and no noise. I have found bongos particularly sensitive to tyre/alignment problems. An almost invisible potential carbuncle in the tyre (usually on the inside where you can't see it) .We had this on a Fiat we had from new,whilst we were in Switzerland...we stopped at a large, impressiv-looking garage, the boss drove it for us, and said we had a serious problem...we stopped at a rather nice hotel, and their garage (a Mercedes expert) went through it for 2 days, and couldn't find the problem....we finished our journey (SLOWLY ), and when we got to our friend's house, we changed to the spare...job done....so, the motto is...give it a whirl, and report back
Cheers
Helen

My Bongo was making a similar sounding noise until recently as it now seems that I have tracked down the "fault". It sounds REALLY silly but I had recently removed the bull bars and spot lights and there's a cable with plastic connector on it that dangles in front of the radiator just behind the grill. It seemed that these were clanging against the radiator as I drove!!

Hi Bongo bus... Wheeltrims or alloys? Maybe one of the plastic tabs of the wheeltrim has snapped and is clonking as the wheel revolves?

Have you used cable ties on a wheeltrim?

inner cv joint perhaps... do they have one... not been and looked yet!

I've just had my front CV boots replaced (again) today... With some heavy duty type versions...Fingers crossed