2nd Problem. clunk

[El Diablo]

This started today.
I have a knocking noise from the front drivers side wheel arch.
It only happens when i'm not going very fast with very light pressure on the gas.
It is happening when I go over a hump brige and the car is at that point when it just crests the brow and the front wheels start to drop or any time there a transition in load and there is not much weight on the front drivers side wheel. Only ever a couple of dull thuds but it's enought to get me worried. Also when i'm reversing and turn my wheels to the right (not at full lock) there is a bit of a crunching noise from the same wheel.
Could it be susspention or mounts?
I had a road response pack fitted in the spring, could it be related?...something has come loose?

Again, has anyone had this?

[sneakygloworm]

El Diablo said:

This started today.
I have a knocking noise from the front drivers side wheel arch.
It only happens when i'm not going very fast with very light pressure on the gas.
It is happening when I go over a hump brige and the car is at that point when it just crests the brow and the front wheels start to drop or any time there a transition in load and there is not much weight on the front drivers side wheel. Only ever a couple of dull thuds but it's enought to get me worried. Also when i'm reversing and turn my wheels to the right (not at full lock) there is a bit of a crunching noise from the same wheel.
Could it be susspention or mounts?
I had a road response pack fitted in the spring, could it be related?...something has come loose?

Again, has anyone had this?

Yeah mine knocks, nic. Sounds like a brick falling over in the boot. Vaux says it's suspension bushes if I remember. 60 quid per side. They said the knocks would get more severe over time which they have.

[neiljohnson]

sounds like a drop link tbh if you want it checked can put it on a ramp for you in strood

[007 VXR]

neiljohnson said:

sounds like a drop link tbh if you want it checked can put it on a ramp for you in strood

if it is drop links i have some spares

[El Diablo]

Don't they put new drop links in with the Road Response Pack?

Neil thanks for the offer. I may drop the little lady off at bluewater and take a visit.

Cheers for all advise.

Oh mark I may take those off you, cheers for that.

[El Diablo]

Again, has anyone had this?
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Yeah mine knocks, nic. Sounds like a brick falling over in the boot. Vaux says it's suspension bushes if I remember. 60 quid per side. They said the knocks would get more severe over time which they have.
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yep that's the noise, I was gonna describe it as a midget with a malet under the car... but it's not that loud or severe.

Brick in the boot...Bingo!

[007 VXR]

El Diablo said:

Oh mark I may take those off you, cheers for that.

no probs

[monkfish1]

El Diablo said:

This started today.
I have a knocking noise from the front drivers side wheel arch.
It only happens when i'm not going very fast with very light pressure on the gas.
It is happening when I go over a hump brige and the car is at that point when it just crests the brow and the front wheels start to drop or any time there a transition in load and there is not much weight on the front drivers side wheel. Only ever a couple of dull thuds but it's enought to get me worried. Also when i'm reversing and turn my wheels to the right (not at full lock) there is a bit of a crunching noise from the same wheel.
Could it be susspention or mounts?
I had a road response pack fitted in the spring, could it be related?...something has come loose?

Again, has anyone had this?

Knocking noise probably the top mount, maybe a drop link though. We fit poly bushes as part of the RRP though. Unless you upgraded to H/D links. Scraping noise will be the front tyre rubbing the plastic arch liner. Most do that. Often a clip missing on the R/H side makes it worse.

[gsd2000]

Monkfish1 do you have any clips in stock as im missing 2 from my drivers wheel arch and the wheel is scrapping.

[monkfish1]

Sure do. You mean the round ones with what looks like a screw in the middle?

[gsd2000]

I think so the ones with the plastic screw bit

[Tempy]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I was just driving home and took a 90 degree turn to the left at very a very low speed at a junction and there was a pretty loud knock from the front off the car. When I stopped at home, I had a quick look under the front arches, but can't see jack all.

Only had the pedders fitted and bushes fitted at the end of last year. Could it be realted to the comments above?

[soco]

I've had knocking noises on full lock with two previous cars and both times it was a wheel bearing. Having said that they were both FWD Fords, so I may be talking out of my RS.

[El Diablo]

Tempy, I took mine to monkfish today to investigate the noise and they found nothing out of place.
They recon it's probably the top mount.

I have also had full lock clunking, Diagnosed as tyres rubbing on wheel arch.

Mine still makes a nasty crunching noise when reversing.

[Tempy]

Thanks for the responses guys. I did wonder if it was wheel rubbing. The new 19's are a little bit of a tight fit under those arches. Will get it checked out though. I've been out tonight and it didn't do it.

[007 VXR]

Tempy said:

Thanks for the responses guys. I did wonder if it was wheel rubbing. The new 19's are a little bit of a tight fit under those arches. Will get it checked out though. I've been out tonight and it didn't do it.

if its wheel rubbing you will see scratch make on the plastic gaurds under the front wings

[Tempy]

Cheers Mark, will take a look at the weekend