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 Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:54 pm |
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Hi there, yes I am a newbie and i have a problem.
On my 2001 GTi, i have noticed there is a front end knock, noticable when going over potholes, or speedbumps, but on the flat stuff, the car is fine.
I have reckoned to have a look to try and get to the bottom of this, but i cannot seem to find what this is. does anyone have an idea?
Any ideas are welcome.
Many thanks.
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:55 pm |
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Sounds like the drop links to me as I've had this problem
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:57 pm |
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Ah right, thank you for your response. I shall try and have a look this weekend or one night after work.
Many thanks.
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:59 pm |
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Your welcome it's a fairly common service part to be replaced, I think there about £25 from pug but will be cheaper from motor factors I would have thought 
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:23 pm |
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most likely the bottom arm (wishbone). i've had 4 go now and it always causes a knocking over bumpy surfaces... get someone to have a look at it, it will be obvious if its up on a ramp and a mechanic can look around
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:41 pm |
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| Mrs_Howey wrote: |
| Your welcome it's a fairly common service part to be replaced, I think there about £25 from pug but will be cheaper from motor factors I would have thought |
I actually work for a Pug Main Stealer myself, so with my discount, would it still be cheaper from a motor factors or gen from peugeot?
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:45 pm |
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| JordGJ wrote: |
| most likely the bottom arm (wishbone). i've had 4 go now and it always causes a knocking over bumpy surfaces... get someone to have a look at it, it will be obvious if its up on a ramp and a mechanic can look around |
I shall also have a look at the bottom arms. When Ive had a moment to look over them, I shall come back with the result.
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:18 pm |
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| TheGTIlad wrote: |
| Mrs_Howey wrote: |
| Your welcome it's a fairly common service part to be replaced, I think there about £25 from pug but will be cheaper from motor factors I would have thought |
I actually work for a Pug Main Stealer myself, so with my discount, would it still be cheaper from a motor factors or gen from peugeot? |
i would go for pug dealer 
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:26 pm |
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^^^ sweeeet! 
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:30 pm |
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| TheGTIlad wrote: |
| Mrs_Howey wrote: |
| Your welcome it's a fairly common service part to be replaced, I think there about £25 from pug but will be cheaper from motor factors I would have thought |
I actually work for a Pug Main Stealer myself, so with my discount, would it still be cheaper from a motor factors or gen from peugeot? |
£30.79 for a drop link from peugeot vs £17.10 for a lemforder drop link from eurocarparts. So depends how much discount you get through work.
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:36 pm |
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Ah right, okay thank you very much.
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:13 pm |
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it will be easy to check my son checked mine.
The first sign will be the broken rubber covers on the ball joints, give thyen a tap and then check all.
You will have a different sound.
Also it could be the wishbones.
I thought it was my wishbones.
But found it to be the drop links.
Well what the heck, it is all done now.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:18 am |
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| richpowell91 wrote: |
| TheGTIlad wrote: |
| Mrs_Howey wrote: |
| Your welcome it's a fairly common service part to be replaced, I think there about £25 from pug but will be cheaper from motor factors I would have thought |
I actually work for a Pug Main Stealer myself, so with my discount, would it still be cheaper from a motor factors or gen from peugeot? |
£30.79 for a drop link from peugeot vs £17.10 for a lemforder drop link from eurocarparts. So depends how much discount you get through work. |
And there's 25% off all web orders from eurocarparts at the moment. Lemforder is good stuff, even the europarts own brand is ok quality.
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:14 am |
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check the droplinks 1st consider they are usually causing the problem and much more cheaper to deal with 1st compare to wishbones.
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