Front suspension knock
Front suspension knock
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captaindarling13

Original Poster:

38 posts

197 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Hi all,

Started to notice a knocking noise from the front suspension when I come over the speed bump at work. Presumably this is a worn ball joint, not sure top or bottom - is it best practice to replace top and bottom both sides and be done with it? Is the knock likely to be anything else?

Many thanks,
David.

Loubaruch

1,444 posts

227 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Could even just be the bonnet moving up and down, As the front rollers wear the bonnet can move a fair bit.
Easy to isolate, just jam some foam under each edge and see if the clonk remains.

captaindarling13

Original Poster:

38 posts

197 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll get the car off the ground and have a look. The noise reminds me of when the drop links failed on a Peugeot GTi I once had, do these cars have a similar arrangement?

David