dunk

[General Baxter]

what would cause a dunk noise, when you let go of the throttle,

comming from the frontend, very noticable to other people walking past lol

[let_nova]

engine mount.

[let_nova]

tophat off bulkhead? manifold off rollbar? gearbox lug on tiebar?

[General Baxter]

seem all fine,

the only thing i can think of is bushes

[Spudly]

A Baxter fitted engine?

[General Baxter]

you can fook right off spudly, even burgo commented on, how UNBODGED it was lol

[let_nova]

cv joint?

[Spudly]

Lmfao, he had sunstroke so that dont count :p

[Jon_nova1]

well in that case its got to be a baxter fitted engine! lol

how many angle grinder discs did you go through? :p

[MK999]

CV joint, bushings, I had a similar knock on mine that was the strut top.

[Jack]

Mine clunked on acceleration, turned out to be the tie bar mount

[General Baxter]

depending on the weather in the morn, im going to rip the front end apart and find this blood nock lol

[craig green]

Jacvk up both wheels & yank on anything & everything that is part of the fr steering, suspension or brakes etc.

My guess is tiebar or balljoint, maybe engine mount. See if you can perform the 'dunk' with the bonnet off & a mate watching/driving.

[Benn]

Did you cut the lug off the gear box? That mine be hitting.. Mine touches at time.

[joff-turbo-nova]

Apart from the usual Baxterisms (if thats a word) I would look at :

a . tie bars and brackets
b. lower ball joints
c. track rod ends
d. lower arm bushes
e. all of the above

My unusual steering I've put down to ball joint wear - on the way back from Burton I could change lane just by gentle acceleration - torque steer is so noughties - worn ball joints are for the teenies .

Joff

[dj_wudgey]

i had a nocking at the front end when i booted the throttle and i checked the engine mount and it had worked loose!!

[burgo]

you can fook right off spudly, even burgo commented on, how UNBODGED it seemed lol

changed for the truth. just because it seems fitted correctly doesnt mean it is though

[GRUNT 16V]

cv joint !

[phazer]

CV or the nut not done up tight enough allowing the shaft and cv to move too much.

[ant_tay]

Mine Was a bottom ball joint had worked lose it klunked on acceleration and lift off

[nova_saloon]

had similar problem to, for me was the tie rod, but people saying its one thing are just silly. could be a number of things. I had the same knocking when my wheel bearing when soon on after. so check most things jack it up and shake things, thats always the best, just make sure everything is there and tight and bushes arnt dead, if still no problem could be cv joints but they usually make a ticking noise

[phazer]

had similar problem to, for me was the tie rod, but people saying its one thing are just silly. could be a number of things. I had the same knocking when my wheel bearing when soon on after. so check most things jack it up and shake things, thats always the best, just make sure everything is there and tight and bushes arnt dead, if still no problem could be cv joints but they usually make a ticking noise

I think people are just offering suggestions as to what it might be based on experience. It's better to work from a known list of causes and rule them out than to have to check everything yourself off the top of you head.

I agree CV's click when they are worn but when I first had mine the hub nut was too loose after a bearing swap and made a clunk as the drive shaft moved sideways hence my suggestion - it took ages to work out what it was.

[General Baxter]

we have fail lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/th_rod.jpg (http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/?action=view&current=rod.flv)

[phazer]

Ooops! Just the tie bar snapped, cross member ok?

[General Baxter]

no i gave that side to mr skinny to do up, lol

[Jack]

Mine clunked on acceleration, turned out to be the tie bar mount
Oh smugface!

[Spudly]

no i gave that side to mr skinny to do up, lol



Lmfao, its never your fault is it, its always poor mr skinny lol

[General Baxter]

yep, my side is just fine lol

[joff-turbo-nova]

a . tie bars and brackets
b. lower ball joints
c. track rod ends
d. lower arm bushes
e. all of the above



Good to see we were all on the right track on this one - PNG posse to the rescue again .

(where's that Haynes manual again)

Joff

[General Baxter]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/th_diff2.jpg (http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/?action=view&current=diff2.flv)

[mowgli]

my old L200 had about 1/4 turn of backlash & Ashby & Mann (dealership) said it was within tolerance..... but i'd guess yours is shagged.... did it have any oil in it?

[General Baxter]

yes, but dont look to healthy lol

[mowgli]

i have an f16 box knocking about........ not sure if its any use to you?

[General Baxter]

mike CR or WR, whats the FD ?

[mowgli]

i'll have a look....give me an hour

[General Baxter]

:)

[General Baxter]

safe to say, nuked lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/SDC10344.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/SDC10343.jpg

[mowgli]

nick, i can't find any useful numbers on this box at all. its an 88 f16 from an astra. it is complete & appears to be in good order.

[Andy]

That clutch aint bad,flywheel have many heatspots? looks like it does lol

[General Baxter]

its started to ware the pins down that hold it together lol

[Andy]

its started to ware the pins down that hold it together lol
Cool,proper slippage then lol,25mph@6000rpm in 5th ftl lol lol lol lol lol