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| posted on June 15th, 2014 at 04:20 PM |
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Front end knock - bay kombi
Bit stumped here.
When I turn left there's a reasonably sharp knock in the front end. The front ends in pretty good nick. I've jacked it up and the wheels aren't
knocking or rubbing. My instincts say ball joint but they seem ok - any ideas ? It does not do it turning right or driving straight.
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| posted on June 15th, 2014 at 10:37 PM |
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Did you do the usual check with the wheels off the ground and rock them with hands at 3 & 9 then 6 & 12? These let you know which joint is
playing up.
Also, on the outside chance check all the wheel bolts are tight.
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| posted on June 15th, 2014 at 11:08 PM |
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Yeah I checked them all but the more I think about the more I am convinced it's the BJs - back to the shed again tomorrow night.
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 08:09 AM |
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you know how to correctly check your ball joints, hands on wheels at 12 and 6 Oclock won't do it
More info req'd to help, is it a once only clunk or rythmical as in with the rotation of the wheel, or steering dampner bush (unlikely)
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 03:20 PM |
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It's rhythmical Matt but it clunks . Nothing straight or turning right. Bloke on DSK suggests bottom left ball joint.
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 05:19 PM |
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Which side does it sound like its coming from? If rythmical and varies with speed and comes from the rh side its a colapsed wheel brg.....my call at
this stage
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 05:21 PM |
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Ball joints will clunk on bumps, so may tie rod ends if really nackered, should be replaced way before that bad
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 05:28 PM |
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Thanks Matt
Back to the shed tonight hopefully.
Wheel bearig are fine, wil double check everything else.
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 07:33 PM |
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not control arm bearing or bush?
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 07:48 PM |
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how do i check that one vlad - i just rechecked - everything thing else seems ok. No movement anywhere.
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 07:49 PM |
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Wjth the vehicle jacked up and on stands, check the upper ball joints and tie rod ends by squeezing/compressing with large multi-grips, check the
lower b/j's bu levering arm upwards with a large screwdriver. Any more than 2-3mm movement on the b'j's and the can make a noise. Any movement and
they are worn
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 10:14 PM |
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Thanks again Matt. I' ll check it again tomorrow night.
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| posted on June 16th, 2014 at 10:21 PM |
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kombi uses beam with torsion bars right?
I wonder if it could be a loose or flogged anchor screw allowing the control arm to move?
had this happen to my SB years ago and the whole upper arm came out completely when I turned a corner when the screw dropped out.
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| posted on June 17th, 2014 at 12:00 AM |
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Torsion bar rubbers, sounds a lot like a problem I had with a Peugeot many years ago
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| posted on June 17th, 2014 at 11:48 AM |
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Peugeot  - demons out! 
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| posted on June 17th, 2014 at 05:51 PM |
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Come on h, you know you always wanted one, probably still do but sadly they just don't make them like they once did 
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| posted on June 17th, 2014 at 06:54 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by donn
Come on h, you know you always wanted one, probably still do but sadly they just don't make them like they once did
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yea, now they don't rust
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| posted on June 17th, 2014 at 08:06 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by h
Peugeot - demons out!
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