Bad knocking

1. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

   #1 22nd August 2010, 03:16

   Was driving home from bath to london today and the car was fine. got into london and the car started to knock from the front end there has always been a bit of a knocking sound sort of like the exhaust against sub frame or body. had a look at my driver side Drop Link and looked kind of fookd. Could this be the problem? and how much knocking would it cause?
   
   Cheers
   Mason
2. stendog Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 southampton Posts: 2253 saxo vtr

   #2 22nd August 2010, 08:57

   yes a fucked drop link would cause knocking, amount depends on how fucked it is, also check the wishbone ball joint to make sure that is ok
3. Bobo0907 Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 North East Scotland Posts: 686 Inferno 182, S2 Indigo Rallye

   #3 22nd August 2010, 09:09

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by stendog yes a fucked drop link would cause knocking, amount depends on how fucked it is, also check the wishbone ball joint to make sure that is ok

   What would a fucked ball joint look like? Just like worn away? Think mines gone as there is a loud knocking noise over speed bumbs and I already replaced the drop link so it cant be that.
4. stendog Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 southampton Posts: 2253 saxo vtr

   #4 22nd August 2010, 09:34

   visually the gaitor could be split best bet is jack the car up and support on an axle stand then if you a lever bar or large screwdriver put some pressure on the wishbone pulling it downwards to see if there is excessive movement in the ball joint itself
5. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

   #5 22nd August 2010, 10:33

   So im just about the jack the car up what should i be looking for gonna take pics to see what people think
6. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

   #6 22nd August 2010, 12:18

   Just had a look and basically this week i done a wheel bearing on the N/S wheel because there was loads of play in it after i done the driveshaft seal. So just jacked it up again now and got the EXACT same problem maybe even worse. and i wheel bearing wouldnt fail after 250 miles. so im thinking could it be a dodgy hub?
7. stevie_m Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Glasgow Posts: 4772 Mk2 VTR Two Tone, Mazda 3 Sport

   #7 22nd August 2010, 12:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by masetw Just had a look and basically this week i done a wheel bearing on the N/S wheel because there was loads of play in it after i done the driveshaft seal. So just jacked it up again now and got the EXACT same problem maybe even worse. and i wheel bearing wouldnt fail after 250 miles. so im thinking could it be a dodgy hub?

   How long have you had the car ?
   
   
   wouldn't a fooked drop link not just make bump worse ? making you feel every bump roads have to offer.
8. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

   #8 22nd August 2010, 12:44

   had the car bout a month now. driveshaft seal was leaking so done that but while i was doing that i noticed the wheel bearing was fucked so replaced that and everything was stiff and all good drove back from bath to london was fine then as i got near my house started hearing knocking jacked it up and the bearing is fucked again as it has loads of play in the wheel
9. stevie_m Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Glasgow Posts: 4772 Mk2 VTR Two Tone, Mazda 3 Sport

   #9 22nd August 2010, 12:48

   like ive said before in another thread a guy from this forum steviee90 had this problem ...
   
   basically kept happening because his car was a Cat C.
   
   Why dont you pm him and ask him the problems he had with his saxo and find out you had the same type of symtoms
10. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

    #10 22nd August 2010, 12:53

    So no way around it then tbh?
11. stevie_m Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Glasgow Posts: 4772 Mk2 VTR Two Tone, Mazda 3 Sport

    #11 22nd August 2010, 12:57

    well do you fancy buying a new driveshaft every once in a while ?
    
    if you find this is the same prob I know he'd advise you to punt asap
12. TMSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Accrington Posts: 361 Ford Fiesta

    #12 22nd August 2010, 13:17

    I've got a knocking and it is the cat.
13. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

    #13 22nd August 2010, 13:21

    Its not the driveshaft tho its the wheel bearing that is working loose?
14. SandmanVTR Newbie Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Saxo VTR Mk2

    #14 23rd September 2010, 08:10

    Just curious, would changing drop links cause the tracking to change at all?
15. sax0gal Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 279

    #15 23rd September 2010, 09:25

    no the a/r/b link wouldnt change the tracking and i had a fooked hub which caused my wheel bearing to fail in about 7 days go to your local scrappy you can pick one up for about 20 quid
16. GRAHAM2000VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 peterborough Posts: 2861 2003 black vtr current escort van lol 2006 ford

    #16 23rd September 2010, 18:58

    did you fit the right wheel bearing as there is 2 different ones for tappered and non-tappered drivshaft