Firestate88
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my front suspension clicks/knocks (like sound of a spring getting caught then slipping)
anyone have any ideas what it could be?
its the cheap fk set up btw if that helps 
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Anthony
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Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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sounds like cv boot. see if it has slipped off.
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Firestate88
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ummm im not sure what to look for?
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Anthony
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a rubber boot at the end of the drive shaft, onto the hub. them ones would be the most likely. but there is also boots at the gearbox ends.
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Firestate88
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ah okies, thanks for the help 
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Craig P
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Yeah i would also go for a guess with the CV Boot,My Mates done this especially on Full Lock.
The noise was because it was Split and all the Grease fell out causing the Ball Bearing Etc inside to grind on each other,Also loads of Shite gets inside.
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davieslim
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look under the car at the ends of the driveshaft, the chances are the cv joints either lost its greese or got filled with crap due to the boot being split or its just pumped
bla\ck bit in this pics the cv boot, there 4 in total on the car jack the front up and have a look and see if there burst, if not its likely a joint that pumped
davie
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Cossie
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what type of spring are the front coilovers or normal coil springs ?
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Firestate88
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the fronts are cheap fk coilovers
ive looked all around and can't see any splits in the rubber bits
so diagnosis is that the joint is fucked and needs a new one?
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davieslim
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if its clicking its worn, you could try and repack it with cv greese but it wont last long, what engine is it you have? ive got some spares from when i fitted my 5 stud conversion
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Cossie
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ok coilover ! I do not think it the cv joint is your problem is the top mount were the suspension bearing !! top mount elastic part common problem !
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davieslim
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is there any point when the noise gets louder? ie full lock etc? try jacking up the car and going lock to lock and spinning the wheels to see if tis doing it with the wheel off the deck if not then its a suspension issue but if it does its a joint and not the nice type lol
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Firestate88
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when i jack the car up there isn't any clicking noise, only when its on the floor under load
being a suspension issue thats much better news
how can i rectify this suspension problem? is it how i assembled it or something is missing?
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davieslim
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have you checked everthings tight, checked to see if theres play in the trackrod ends or the bottom balljoints and also the bottom arm?
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S@M
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it will be the top mounts 99%
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S@M
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i bet it cicks/clunks when you go over a bump in the road
[Edited on 23-06-2009 by S@M]
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Firestate88
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i checked them all, they seem to be solid as a rock davieslim
ummm it does clink and clunk a little bit over speed humps and bumps
what do i do to sort out the top mounts?
[Edited on 23-06-2009 by Firestate88]
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davieslim
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replace them, there not expensive
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Firestate88
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which top mounts are we talking about? 
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davieslim
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top mount
could go standard or get fancy ones 
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Firestate88
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ah i was getting worried then 
wheres best place to get them, egay?
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davieslim
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id price them from vauxhall, might just be me but anyone i bought including a set of ebay where fecking terrible quality, maybe somone on here can recommend somewhere but that just what i found
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Firestate88
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ah okies
have to get a parts list and price them up through work on monday
thanks 
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chloe16v
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i guess this is whats wrong with mine aswell then
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