gazzerdaman
New Member
Hi All,
Recently purchased a low mileage 2002 TD4 Auto (50k) which has started to develop a strange noise that can only be described as knock/donk/clunk from the Nearside front of the car.
To start with I thought it was the rear diff mounts but after taking a pry bar to the rear diff I couldn't see enough play or any witness marks to explain the noise.
In nut shell
1. If I start the car from cold, and move backwards and forwards it doesn't seem to do it.
2. After I have turned the front wheels for the first time it will then start doing it if you rock the car backwards and forwards using Drive and Reverse
It's almost like something is rocking backwards and forwards somewhere, so if I accelerate it will make the noise. If I then accelerate again it mostly doesn't.
If I then hit the brakes it will make the noise again.
Standing outside it seems to sound like it is coming from the behind the front wheel.
I've had the wheel in the air and I can't feel any play in it. I've also tried driving round with nearly full lock and it doesn't continually do it like a knackered CV might.
It doesn't seem to do it over bumps, which I guess rules out suspension strut and drop links.
Thankful of any thoughts anyone may have, I have trawled various forum threads without much luck
Gary
Recently purchased a low mileage 2002 TD4 Auto (50k) which has started to develop a strange noise that can only be described as knock/donk/clunk from the Nearside front of the car.
To start with I thought it was the rear diff mounts but after taking a pry bar to the rear diff I couldn't see enough play or any witness marks to explain the noise.
In nut shell
1. If I start the car from cold, and move backwards and forwards it doesn't seem to do it.
2. After I have turned the front wheels for the first time it will then start doing it if you rock the car backwards and forwards using Drive and Reverse
It's almost like something is rocking backwards and forwards somewhere, so if I accelerate it will make the noise. If I then accelerate again it mostly doesn't.
If I then hit the brakes it will make the noise again.
Standing outside it seems to sound like it is coming from the behind the front wheel.
I've had the wheel in the air and I can't feel any play in it. I've also tried driving round with nearly full lock and it doesn't continually do it like a knackered CV might.
It doesn't seem to do it over bumps, which I guess rules out suspension strut and drop links.
Thankful of any thoughts anyone may have, I have trawled various forum threads without much luck
Gary