Bush bearing gone?

tuxy

Don't know much about cars. When I was buying this car there was a rattle coming from the back suspension. The seller said it was just a bush bearing and he replaced it for me, which stopped the rattle. Now I hear a rattle from the front. Could this be a bush bearing from the front? Is there any way to check if that's what it is? The car seems to be driving fine just a really annoying rattle on bumpy roads.

crosstownk

Sounds like an anti-roll bar bush or ball joint, tbh. What make/model is the car?

tuxy

It's a 99 Toyota Corolla. Would anti-roll bar bush or ball joint mean something big to repair or just fairly minor?

macnab

Its a fairly common thing on toyotas. Simple enough to fix and not too expensive. The rear bushes will last about 40k miles. The front bushes will last longer. There is also a small link arm on the front wishbone that goes, sounds like this might be your problem. They cost about €30 each and take about 30 minutes each to replace. The rear bushes cost about €4 each and take about 10 minutes to replace.

tuxy

Thanks for the info guys