MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
over the past year i have noticed a weird sort of non-continous knock sound or like a little bang come from under the front driver side of car??
its gotten worse since i had the engine serviced and all belts n gaskets changed, also had 2lire brakes fitted if it makes any difference, all about a month ago?
it only happens wen i go over rough, bumpy roads or wen the car is at a tilt???
any ideas???
[Edited on 11-04-2004 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
|
Stu
Member
Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
User status: Offline
|
Sounds like front shocker that does.
|
L330wnz
Member
Registered: 9th Mar 04
Location: Norwich, Norfolk
User status: Offline
|
yer probably ya shockers matey!! Or drive shaft? 
|
MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
oh thats kool then, coz i wanna get a full suspension kit hopefully soon, just hope it lasts till then!? how bad will it get, will it still be drivable??
Driveshafts??? wat exactly is this, is it expensive to replace or fix??
cheers
[Edited on 11-04-2004 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
my mums car had this a while back and i tried everything in the end took it to my mate at vx garage and he drove it over the pit and gave one of the bolts on the cradle half a turn and thats all it was  said its quite common and all that weight only half a turn makes all the difference
|
MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
one of the bolts on the cradle half a turn and thats all it was said its quite common and all that weight only half a turn makes all the difference
wats the "craddle" bolt??
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
bit that holds the engine and gear box in 
|
MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
ok, cheers
will get it checked, or could i do it myself? were abouts exactly is it?
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
underneath the engine and gearbox 
|
MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
ok so it cud be the shocks or the craddle bolt then, cheers
il get get it checked soon, also forgot to mention wen ever the knock sound happens i swear i can feel it in the pedal?? or maybe its just me i dunno??
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
which one u got three mate
|
MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
lol oh yeah
well i think it the accel and maybe from the brake to coz i usually slow down wen its rough roads n then feel the knock sound
|
Born_corsa02
Member
Registered: 20th Dec 02
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
I can tell you what its most likely to be fella it happened on 2of my corsas and my nova where the front lower trailing arm bolts onto the hub and anti roll bar theres two bolts on each side these can come loose and cause a noise like the one you described try tightening these first before spending money on new shockers
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
if u feel it through the brake then there must be some sort of play in ure running gear i.e like born corsa said the trailing arm or anti roll bar
|
Dav
Member
Registered: 23rd Jul 02
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
When I got new brake discs I got this problem.
Turned out it was my wheel bearings hadn't been tightened on enough and the wheels was actaully loose and shaking 
A half turn made all the difference.
|
MoNkEy MaGiC
Member
Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
User status: Offline
|
ok cheers for help everyone,
im pretty sure its not the wheel bearings coz i tightend each wheel my self
so it could be one of the following,
- shock absorber
- craddle bolt
- 2 loose bolts on each side were trailing arm bolts onto hub and anti roll bars
i think it most likely to be the last one because thats only one that can cause the pedal to vibrate
|
