More Golf problems.... HELP !
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Golf developed a banging noise on Tuesday (speed related - i.e. faster you go, faster the noise). Almost sounds like a wheel trying to fall off, but all wheels are firmy secured (noise if from the front of the car, possibly passenger side). Took the car to garage on Wednesday & the strut top mount on passenger side was very worn & making a similar noise when the strut was shaken, so yesterday it was replaced.
Picked car up last night & drove home all fine. Driving into work today, 60miles into the journey (of 66 miles), and the banging has come back ! The car had the same fault about 4 months ago, but it stopped & never came back (until Tuesday), but it's now a LOT worse than it was then, so I want to get it sorted. The car has now had : New wheel bearing, new (2nd hand) driveshaft & CV joints & new strut top mount.
Anyone got any bright ideas ? The noise almost stops if you are on a very very light throttle, but as soon as you lift off a little or acclerate it's banging like a blacksmith ! (makes no difference if you brake while it's banging, so it's not the brakes - I don't think ???)
Picked car up last night & drove home all fine. Driving into work today, 60miles into the journey (of 66 miles), and the banging has come back ! The car had the same fault about 4 months ago, but it stopped & never came back (until Tuesday), but it's now a LOT worse than it was then, so I want to get it sorted. The car has now had : New wheel bearing, new (2nd hand) driveshaft & CV joints & new strut top mount.
Anyone got any bright ideas ? The noise almost stops if you are on a very very light throttle, but as soon as you lift off a little or acclerate it's banging like a blacksmith ! (makes no difference if you brake while it's banging, so it's not the brakes - I don't think ???)
Gets slightly worse when you go round a right hander - yes... (CV joint ?)
Tyres are fine though (I had passenger side off at lunch time in car park - getting VERY strange looks while I had my head stuffed in the wheel arch!
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The car only had new tyres fitted about 6 weeks ago, the the same noise happened in November with the old tyres (although it then stopped for 3 months ???).....
Tyres are fine though (I had passenger side off at lunch time in car park - getting VERY strange looks while I had my head stuffed in the wheel arch!
) The car only had new tyres fitted about 6 weeks ago, the the same noise happened in November with the old tyres (although it then stopped for 3 months ???).....
Called RAC - they turned up & typically the car performed faultlessly ! So I started driving it home (carefully) - half way home (but now outside the M25 thank g*d !) the noise came back with vengeance. Pulled into the 1st lay-by, jacked up front passenger side - full lock & started turning wheel backwards.... I could actually see the drive shaft moving around inside the inner CV joint ! And then it got stuck & I had to push it a lot harder (at which point it thumped & jumped back into the CV & aligned properly !) RAC called & flat bed arrived 30mins later to take me the rest of the way home.....
Question is : CV or drive shaft ? I reckon CV......
Question is : CV or drive shaft ? I reckon CV......
Good point batman ! 
It's definatelty the inner - as you turn the wheel, you can see the drive shaft moving round in the CV joint ! I'm wondering if one of the balls inside the joint has smashed ?
Already got a tub of grease & am collecting a new CV & boot on my way home tonight.
Guess who is getting covered in grease on Sunday !
Thanks for all the comments/suggestions !
I'll try & remmeber to take pics if it's interesting.....
It's definatelty the inner - as you turn the wheel, you can see the drive shaft moving round in the CV joint ! I'm wondering if one of the balls inside the joint has smashed ?
Already got a tub of grease & am collecting a new CV & boot on my way home tonight.
Guess who is getting covered in grease on Sunday !
Thanks for all the comments/suggestions !
I'll try & remmeber to take pics if it's interesting.....
Ok, CV joint nearly replaced (ran out of time/energy last night to re-fit the drive shaft), but the inner (passenger side) CV was a little worn !
3 or the 6 tracks that the balls slide up/down in on the inner CV joint are very badly pitted ! I've taken some photo's & will upload tonight & post.... Can't beleive the CV lasted as long as it did ! As soon as I took the CV off the car, 2 ball bearings fell out !
3 or the 6 tracks that the balls slide up/down in on the inner CV joint are very badly pitted ! I've taken some photo's & will upload tonight & post.... Can't beleive the CV lasted as long as it did ! As soon as I took the CV off the car, 2 ball bearings fell out !
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