Violent vibration/knocking when turning.

1. user_34645 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2009 Rack City, Isle of Man Posts: 4127 GS300, MK1 VTS, Katy M 1190

   #1 22nd July 2011, 18:22

   When I'm turning at any speed I'm getting a really violent knocking/vibration coming from the car. It's especially worse at 30mph+
   
   at first I thought driveshaft..but its doing it whether I turn left or right, and I can feel the knocking when I set off also... As if a mount is broken?
   
   I lifted my exhaust yesterday so it sits slightly higher in the recess, So it makes me think an exhaust hanger?
   
   Feck knows. anyone had a similar problem?
2. seddon89 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 gateshead Posts: 807 vw golf GTI citroen saxo forte 02 plate vw polo

   #2 22nd July 2011, 19:05

   i had a knocking from my drivers side, it was the driveshaft was knackered, check all the engine an exhaust mounts, then check the susp an take it from there
3. jayhull22 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 telford Posts: 117 saxo vtr

   #3 23rd July 2011, 16:50

   could be a bearing mate, the driveshaft nockes when you go straight or turn bu the bearing tends to nock when turning
4. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #4 23rd July 2011, 17:26

   Check Engine mounts

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5. user_34645 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2009 Rack City, Isle of Man Posts: 4127 GS300, MK1 VTS, Katy M 1190

   #5 23rd July 2011, 22:45

   Iye, I thought engine mounts aswell.. when I let off the throttle and let it come down the revs.. it tends to 'jump/jolt' a bit when it gets to about 2k. As if the engine is rocking forward then back.
   I'm pretty sure its either my Offside driveshaft, or engine mount of some sort.
   
   What sort of things am I best looking for when checking the engine mounts? I can hold the gearbox mount and move the engine slightly if I try and move the mount back and forth?