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odd knocking noise
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:59 am
by Archangel
when starting off , have a clunk noise front drivers side ,similar when backing off the throttle
Any ideas guys what it might be ?
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:47 pm
by jasper5
Check your lower engine mounting and the right hand top mounting.
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:02 pm
by Archangel
cheers Jasper , are they reasonably easy to change ?
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:07 pm
by jasper5
Archangel wrote:cheers Jasper , are they reasonably easy to change ?
Top mounting is fairly easy to change, lower mounting means removing the right hand driveshaft and taking off the mounting block....there is a lot of info on the forum about replacing these.
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:16 am
by Archangel
thanks for that jasper , would a physical check show if its worn or is it just the knocking noise that gives it away ?
is it worth doing all of them ?
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:35 pm
by Captain Jack
Replace the lower mount sooner than later - will stop it tearing the expensive flexi-hose.
A pain to change the bottom one - I tried and failed miserably. All the others are easy. Do you get clunks when going over bumps? Could be anti-roll bar drop-links.
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:52 pm
by Archangel
Captain Jack wrote:Replace the lower mount sooner than later - will stop it tearing the expensive flexi-hose.
A pain to change the bottom one - I tried and failed miserably. All the others are easy. Do you get clunks when going over bumps? Could be anti-roll bar drop-links.
no clunks
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:56 pm
by jonsowman
Is the bottom mount/flexi hose problem also an issue on the D8s?
Re: odd knocking noise
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:03 pm
by midsdaz
Had the same thing wen I brought my 2.1 pull had a clunk and wen I let of ye throttle clunk turned out to be the wishbone the rubber had completely gone so 2 new wishbone and ball joints and it drives like a dream