kruder 0 Posted August 9, 2009 Got a knocking noise when turning at low speed.. and the car is now occassionally pulling left.. noise is coming from front passenger side..a friend has advised over the phone that it is prob the front lower arm...right or wrong?? and if so is it an easy job for a complete rookie..or a garage job, and also how much you reckon for purchase/ erepair,, cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flipperthebushkangaroo 2 Posted August 9, 2009 Got a knocking noise when turning at low speed.. and the car is now occassionally pulling left.. noise is coming from front passenger side..a friend has advised over the phone that it is prob the front lower arm...right or wrong??and if so is it an easy job for a complete rookie..or a garage job, and also how much you reckon for purchase/ erepair,, cheers Sounds very similar to what mine is doing at the moment i think its probably down to the passengers side drive shaft, it generally happens on full lock and pulls under acceleration. not had the drive shaft long was a GKN refurb from GSF Hope this helps Roddie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kruder 0 Posted August 9, 2009 Sounds very similar to what mine is doing at the moment i think its probably down to the passengers side drive shaft, it generally happens on full lock and pulls under acceleration. not had the drive shaft long was a GKN refurb from GSF Hope this helps Roddie not really, happens as soon as i go turn the steering straight away,, but cheers for that anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shalmaneser 26 Posted August 9, 2009 Sounds very similar to what mine is doing at the moment i think its probably down to the passengers side drive shaft, it generally happens on full lock and pulls under acceleration. not had the drive shaft long was a GKN refurb from GSF Hope this helps Roddie I agree sounds a lot like a drive shaft CV joint is knackered. the symptoms of wishbone knackeredness is generally knocking when going over bumps in the road (also caused by droplink failure) or instability under braking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kruder 0 Posted August 10, 2009 so replacement of cv joint or whole driveshaft...any guesses how much, and is the car drivable for now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lan 24 1 Cars Posted August 16, 2009 have a look at the driveshafts first check conditions of the joints, the wishbone could be knackered also, if its the wishbone it will give you that wheel unbalanced feeling at speed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kruder 0 Posted August 18, 2009 had the aa check it out.... been told that its the lowered spring turning in the cup and its not really a problem,, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
