[Kev0607]

I noticed a squeak/clunk over uneven surfaces. Well, I can assure you there's plenty of them around. The roads are awful.

Anyway, I suspected it was a drop link. Over the weekend, I had a peek through the driver's wheel well and spotted the rubber on the drop link was all split and the grease had escaped. I couldn't do anything over the weekend, as parts shops were closed. I figured I'd wait until today to order some new parts.

I got a set of Febi drop links. There's no point replacing one. What a ******* of a job it turned out to be. I don't think the old ones were original, given that the car is 17 years old, but they were old all the same. Goodness me... they were difficult to get off! Years of road salt and grime had got into the threads. Even with wire brushing, penetrating fluid and counter holding them with a 5mm allen/hex socket, they were still rock solid. In the end, I had to cut the bolts off with an angle grinder.