"clonck" sound on steering left, usual suspects?
"clonck" sound on steering left, usual suspects?
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PeterV

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28 posts

179 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Since this morning I hear a "clonck" when I steer left.
It started during a small journey, without any warnings and I wasn't pushing the car at all.
The sound seems to originate from the back side of the car, but we couldn't see anything obvious after removing the clam.
Tomorrow the car will go to a local garage, which has no Noble history, but I'm not driving far with this noise.
I guess it could be something like a broken spring or engine mount, but maybe with the Noble there are other well known problems we can check?

R0162

2,435 posts

193 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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It could be a hub nut come loose, or a ball joint or even a ball joint block which has cracked, just check the wheel assemblies.

jdearden

1,746 posts

206 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Ifs it got a open diff then this could be it. Mine did the same. Maybe a worn out cv joint/drive shaft.
My hand brake shoe retaining bolt sheeted off once and made a almighty clonking sound when turning one way.

Fingers crossed it one of the simpler/ cheaper ones. Not the diff

node

732 posts

229 months

Tuesday 17th April 2012
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I had a similar thing happen to me. Turned out the the hub nuts had come slightly loose so tightened them back up to the correct torque and I've never heard that clonck sound again.

PeterV

Original Poster:

28 posts

179 months

Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Thanks for the replies.
It appears to somewith with the drive shaft.
Guess I need to check if it will do 400 Miles to Matt & Dave's.

Adrian W

15,449 posts

257 months

Tuesday 17th April 2012
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bottom ball joint