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What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:58 pm
by gazza_no7
Anyone know what's causing this. When I go around corners the front end knocks very fast and its got worse over the last two days. Sounds like some metal is snapping. As you can see in the video the front wheel give a big twitch when getting to full lock. Anyone have a clue what it is?
http://youtu.be/qRkVZDHb8-w
Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:10 pm
by johnny
Have you taken the wheel off and checked for anything obvious?
First guess would be a cv joint
What's it sound like if your driving on full lock?
Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:30 pm
by stanc3w0rks
johnny wrote:Have you taken the wheel off and checked for anything obvious?
First guess would be a cv joint
What's it sound like if your driving on full lock?
Cv joint would be the first thing to come to mind also
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:38 pm
by gazza_no7
Its a very fast clunking. Really loud too! Had a CV go on the other side and it didn't sound the same as this but not sure...
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:39 pm
by gazza_no7
Yeah took the wheel off and everything was tight, can't do much as waiting for a phonecalls from hospital as misses is about to pop baby out aha
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:59 pm
by johnny
Ruling out a cv joint would really only leave the rack as the culprit
A cv joint knock can change massively Deeping on how funked it is
Was the cv boot intact? And if you have a chance pull it back and check there's grease in it, if it's dry it'll clunk like hell so it could just be a ripped boot if your lucky
Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:36 pm
by gazza_no7
The end of it was a bit loose so I tightened it back up but the shaft under it had grease on it but I didn't check the rest... Easy to change a drive shaft?
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:59 pm
by johnny
It's not overly difficult but at the same time it's not just easy either
Basically you dismantle everything on the corner and it'll come out with a good tug, you should find it easy enough since you've probably taken everything off at some stage
Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:03 pm
by stanc3w0rks
I have heard cv joints go from a quiet ticking to a horrid banging noise lol
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:44 am
by gazza_no7
Might just have to take it to a garage as won't have the time myself
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:12 pm
by gazza_no7
Is there anyway to pack it full of grease without taking it off?
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:06 pm
by johnny
Just unclip the boot and pack it in and tighten it back up
Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:18 pm
by gazza_no7
Will that get into the CV joint to stop the knocking?
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Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:27 pm
by johnny
Yeah it'll make its way in
Re: What's causing this knocking!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:33 pm
by gazza_no7
Nice one
will crack on once we are out of hospital
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