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| Author | Subject: knocking on drivers side suspension |
 cornish_pug
Regular  Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hey guys, seemed to have picked up a knock on my drivers side suspension area. Shock, spring, wishbone are all recently new. The noise is worse if I drive over uneven ground on passenger side. Could this be a drop link isue?________________________________________ Team Diesel |
 Posted 30th Oct 2013 at 19:51
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,308 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Checked your hub nut is tight? ________________________________________  |
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Posted 30th Oct 2013 at 20:08
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #3
It's as tight as it can be so I can get the R clip on in its correct position. There's no play in anything that I can see.________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 30th Oct 2013 at 21:18
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ryangti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Pontypool Registered: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,839 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Are you sure It's from the suspension not the top engine mount? Easiest way to check other than visually is see if going on and off the power makes the noise happen.Drop links tend to be more of a rattle than a clunk ________________________________________ Ryan |
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Posted 30th Oct 2013 at 23:54
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #5
It sounds like it could be a drop link.  But do what Ryan says and make sure you don't get the knock on and off throttle. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 31st Oct 2013 at 07:10
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro  Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
Post #6
My diesel clunked its tits off and nothing was loose etc. I thought top mounts, but turned out to be the drop links. I would give it a try, cost me less than £20 and less than an hour to change them ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged  [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 31st Oct 2013 at 13:30
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #7
cjm_harris, they're of the plastic type. They were new about 2 1/2 years ago. i'll take them off and see what they feel like before buying anything.Also ryan saying that I do get a click when I power up sometimes, so I'll have a look at the top mount too to see if everything is fine. ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 31st Oct 2013 at 15:48
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daver6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Durham Registered: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 2,379 Status: Offline |
Post #8
I've got a knock, but on near side. I felt the captive nut whilst I put a bit on the bolt and felt the captive nut was moving... not so captive. I'm hoping this will sort mine. I get clunks whilst braking and accelerating ________________________________________ Red Rallye - Rolling "restoration"Wishbone Polybushes available |
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Posted 31st Oct 2013 at 21:16
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sixysix
Seasoned Pro  Location: London Registered: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 2,659 Status: Offline |
Post #9
I would say droplinks as well as knackered ones always sound bad over rough ground.Also cheap and fairly easy to replace yourself. I have lost count how many times I have replaced links, and these things can go pop very quickly depending on the state of the roads you drive on. ________________________________________ My Pugrun 2007/2009 video clipsTake a look Pugrun 2007...Lose yourself  Xbox Live ID: Marksixysix (Forza 3, Forza 4 PES 2010, COD 6/MW2, WRC 2010). PSN ID: MarkSixysix ( DiRT 3 GT5, NFS:Hot pursuit). P1 Diablo red 6 gone but not forgotten  |
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Posted 1st Nov 2013 at 22:37
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parrotno1
Regular  Location: Wiltshire Registered: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 154 Status: Offline |
Post #10
I would also say droplinks, had same noise your describing. One of my droplinks was buggered and made car feel a little `wallowy` around corners. Droplinks replaced and feels good again and no noises. |
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Posted 18th Nov 2013 at 20:53
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jimmyhackers
Seasoned Pro  Location: birmingham Registered: 14 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,290 Status: Offline |
Post #11
i had it on mine. was drop link, grab it and give it a good tug a ragg about, sometimes it takes more force than you think to make such a little rattle or clunk appear.________________________________________ the world is changed by people in sheds |
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Posted 19th Nov 2013 at 23:07
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tvrfan007
Seasoned Pro  Location: In the garage Registered: 29 May 2005 Posts: 3,488 Status: Offline |
Post #12
Droplink likely, though when i changed my passenger side last time it didn't help - turned out the balljoint was to blame. Knocked its tits off on uneven ground.________________________________________ I'm Si btw Night Blue VW Golf GTD Bianca LBSC Rallye - Track/Road Slag Project Thread Sparkling Silver Mini Cooper D - Super Dooper  - (The other half's wheels) |
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Posted 24th Nov 2013 at 13:05
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