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Tidy Max
25-03-09, 01:24 PM
so my knocking noise while im driving is getting rather bad now, ive changed my top mounts to no avail,

just jacked my car up and started grabbing anything and everything to see if there was any play, the only 'play' i could find was in the track rods?!

i mean the two rods that go from the center of the hub to the middle of the car, one side has a longer one than the other (drivers side) and if i grab them there is probably 2-3mm of play,

could this be my problem!! thanks for the help!

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auzzy-b
25-03-09, 01:33 PM
if they go into the gearbox you mean the drive shafts..
AlexW
25-03-09, 03:12 PM
I would agree by that description that its shafts. There ment to have some play.
Tidy Max
25-03-09, 03:31 PM
ahh, cheers, back to randomly grabbing and wiggling stuff then! thanks
stuartyj21
25-03-09, 03:35 PM
wheel bearing maybe...
Tidy Max
25-03-09, 03:47 PM
nah not a wheel bearing, my front bearings are my only mechanical achievement lol changed them last summer! ta though!
paddy138
25-03-09, 03:48 PM
check your balljoints and bushins
chimp007_uk
25-03-09, 03:59 PM
not a cv joint? does it sound louder on full lock?
Tidy Max
25-03-09, 04:43 PM
not sure, ill go and whack out some doughnuts mate, that was a joke, but i will check! cheers!

which are my ball joints and bushins mate? thanks!
chimp007_uk
25-03-09, 04:47 PM
balljoints are bolted to the lower suspension arm and bolt into the bottom of the hub. Bushes are the rubber bits in the suspension arms and track control arms
Tidy Max
25-03-09, 04:53 PM
cheers chimp! i shall check it out tonight!
reid_em
25-03-09, 06:03 PM
i say it sounds like a cv joint i had that problem and took me ages to find out what it was, as was grabbing everything possible and couldnt find any play. borrowed a mates drive shaft to cheack and turned out that it was a cv joint.
Tidy Max
26-03-09, 12:55 PM
its an egg shaped wheel!! thanks for the help though lads!
GRUNT 16V
26-03-09, 01:09 PM
check your balljoints and bushins
AS ABOVE CHANGE THEM ANY WAY AS THERE ONLY £5 EACH .I had a clunk/knock on mine and these were the prob even though they were not showing any signs of wear
chimp007_uk
26-03-09, 01:29 PM
its an egg shaped wheel!! thanks for the help though lads!


He's found the problem... :)