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 Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:58 am |
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hi all. i just lowered my car and a week later ive got a knock/clonk on the rear. only done about 20 miles. ive checked for play in the back wheels and there's no noises not even from the axel bearing. i put a bar under the wheel and lifted the wheel up and down. i even rocked the car side to side but still no noise. i only get a knock at low speeds round corners. can any help!! am i checking the axel bearing wrong? cheers
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:06 am |
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I think with the axel bearing you just see if there is any play isn't it, could in not be the exhaust knocking or maybe worn bushes on the supporting arms?
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:25 am |
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the exhaust is fine and the spare wheel is tight.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:27 am |
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| Danpotter wrote: |
| the exhaust is fine and the spare wheel is tight. |
Sorry, i assumed it was a 180 for some reason.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:17 pm |
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Location: Stoke on Trent
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checked if this shocks are tightend up properly i had this problem on mine
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:22 pm |
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You say you have gone 20 miles, has the knock been for all of that time? or has it only started are lets say after 15.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:38 pm |
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Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
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could be ure bushes cuz my mate has 306 and he went through everything altho somein tells me it was his sub frame i'll ask him and let you know weather it was bushes or the sub frame knockin but thats just something you could look at like.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:50 pm |
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I have done bout 20 mile now since i first heard it. I done bout 10 mile before the noise first happened. Shocks are all tight.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:23 pm |
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Location: West Lothian
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loose anti roll bar  had it on my old gti... exactly the same symptoms
Chris
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:38 pm |
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I think it is the anti roll bar, as i also had this after my gti was lowerd, it started knocking when going over bumps (sounded like i had drove over a loose drain cover) is the anti roll bar inside the rear axle ???
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:40 pm |
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Yeah i think so, edward has a how to on uprating it on here
Chris
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:41 pm |
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what do you mean uprating it, it just needs tightning up and tht should do the trick
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:43 pm |
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Yes but the how to shows you how to access it
Chris
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:19 pm |
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Joined: Oct 18, 2010
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Location: norfolk
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thanks for the help. i didnt undo the anti roll bar but could it of come loose on its own?
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:25 pm |
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Location: doncaster south yorkshire
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anti roll bar is inside the axle tube so if you did not disconnect while lowering the axle it would have come off by itself as the arms have been moved, best taking off the two end caps on the arms and having a look . easy enough to do.
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