Listening noises from your automobile frequently is never reassuring, so discovering noises on your Fiat Bravo 2 suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressing. This indicator may be a sign of a small problem as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any case, it is important to check the source and take the necessary actions to solve the problem, it is with this aim in mind that we wanted to write this content to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible reasons for a crack when the speed bump passes, then, what can be the reason of a squeaking noise when a speed bump is being passed and finally what to do if you have another noise when a speed bump is passed.
Suspension cracking noise Fiat Bravo 2
Check Fiat Bravo 2 suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Fiat Bravo 2, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the origin of it. In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are old, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its job during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the problem that worries you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you drive over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them quickly or you may ruin other parts and have to make more important auto repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have searched for “Fiat Bravo 2 suspension noise” and the suspension is not the cause of your problem, it may be that the cardan shaft is responsible. In fact, when the cardan bellows get out of date and the dirt/dust builds up inside them their functions is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a noise when they are in torsion. To check this, you can try both types of torsion, first vertical with suspension compressions on the speed bump passages, and horizontal when you are going to make a turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two conditions you should consider changing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Fiat Bravo 2, don’t hesitate to check out this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you experience a suspension noise when your Fiat Bravo 2 passes over a speed bumps, it is imaginable that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you vary direction. If this is the case, the components that may have been affected by regular wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the origins of your noises, to check it, place it under the automobile and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no particular play on one of them, they are meant to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your vehicle to your auto mechanic or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Fiat Bravo 2
Check the stabilizer bar
If, alternatively, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Fiat Bravo 2, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause irregular friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Bear in mind to check by passing under your automobile the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second possible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and create noise, in which case disassemble them from the cradle and grease them, this should eliminate the problem.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks work as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the automobile, a obvious weakness of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise shows up when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Fiat Bravo 2. To change them go to your mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Fiat Bravo 2
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the origin of the noise your Fiat Bravo 2 makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to read this article on a loud noise on Fiat Bravo 2 or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Fiat Bravo 2 and determine this problem.
