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Annoying Noise...?
Got an annoying noise coming from the Nova - Front passenger side I think it's coming from
When you pull away, lay off the throttle and sometimes when you brake theres a rather loud clunk noise (Only does it the once if you pull away and up through each gear)
Pull away in 1st when the car takes up drive...CLUNK
2nd, 3rd and 4th (Clunk each time)
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas what it could be
Just went through a legit MOT there with no advisories on anything but my thoughts are it could be a Ball Joint ?
Cheers for any help
Vaughan
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Hmm not sure mate...I'll need to jack it up and have a look on Thursday
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yeah jack it up and move it back and forward a bit and see if it clicks bad, could also be the rear engine/gearbox mount.
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That would be a more central noise though, wouldn't it ?
Definately coming from the passenger front
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hmmm yeah suppose it would be lol
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Could be a driveshaft. I had a similar noise on my 205 and it was the caliper sliders needing greased up. Gave me all the signs of a driveshaft and the brakes were still good but it was catching when I pulled away and giving me a knocking noise aswell when I turned a certain way.
Bottom ball joint?
Anti roll bar bush?
Shock Top Mount?
Buckled Wheel?
Good thing is stuff on a Nova is about 10p to replace.
I also know a scrappie that has just got a nice MK1 Merit in.
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Bottom ball joint is what I suspect but I'm no expert
It would have failed the MOT with any the rest because any slight play in a bush would fail, would it no ?
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Yeah i think play in the ball joint will fail. I knocking driveshaft wouldn't fail unless it's really bad as I asked the garage that did my 205 before hand to find out. I think if you jack the car up and wobble the wheelup and down if there is any play in the ball joint you will notice.
It's annoying because it's a game of guess and check and a lot of the time you can't make it do it when its jacked up because it only happens with the weight of the car on it.
