Member Since: 02 Nov 2006
Location: East Lothian
Posts: 62
Knocking Sound
I started hearing a knocking sound under the car recently. It sounds as if it is coming from the rear but is difficult to tell. I had the car at the dealers and they replaced a suspension spindle rod but I can still hear it going over a bumpy surface at low speeds. I had it up on a ramp and checked the spare wheel, exhaust and anti roll bushes but cannot see anything obvious. The protection plates under the car seem to be full of gravel and other muck - could this have something to do with it? Dealer hasn't provided me with a good answer. Any ideas?
21st Jan 2010 5:53 pm
kernowexpeditionaryforce
Member Since: 15 Jan 2009
Location: Kernow
Posts: 329
check the spare wheel fibreglass heatshield, i had a knocking from the rear, managed to destroy the heatshield while off road so pull it off and the knocking went....replaced with a new one and the knock is back!
21st Jan 2010 7:08 pm
Darryl
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
Posts: 1212
check for illegals
21st Jan 2010 7:11 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20786
The anti-roll bar bushes may not have any apparent play in them, especially the front ones.
TBH, i would fit the spacers anyway and see if that cures it. 9 times out of 10, it does
Member Since: 15 Sep 2009
Location: Worksop
Posts: 211
I have the same knocking - low speed on less than smooth roads.
The dealers have replaced the steering ball joints which has made no difference and allegedly tightened the anti roll bar packers - it's back in on Monday....
22nd Jan 2010 10:58 am
flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 2558
Need to get mine booked in for what sounds like the same problem. For details on the next Kielder Safari click visit the Kielder Safari website
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22nd Jan 2010 10:40 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
could it not be wheel bearings
22nd Jan 2010 10:43 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
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23rd Jan 2010 12:02 am
camelrock
Member Since: 11 Oct 2008
Location: north yorkshire
Posts: 446
I had the same noise when driving on cart tracks or over speed bumps, ended up tracinf the fault to the front lower arm rear bushes, changed both bushes and now quite as a mouse. Check for side to side movement on said bushes with a bar ..
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