if you've got a knocking or clunking from the front end of your Fiat Jeep, Tipo or 500 the most likely explaination is are the drop links which connect the suspension struts to the sway bar. These seem to last as little as 30,000 km and are pretty much a consumable item. It is the ball joints that develop play and even a fraction of a mm will cause a horrible clunking sound when you go over bumps or pot holes but otherwise all is silent and the car handing isn't affected.
It takes about 45 minutes per side to change a drop link assuming you can get the nuts undone. It is a bit of a fiddly job but requires no great skill.
Sway bar link
Antirolle link
6 сен 2024
