Haunted octavia - knock

[Lloyd55vrs]

Hmmm! I think my cars haunted

Theres a funny pa-tonk kind of hollow maybe metal type knock

It happens when you get drive the pasdenger front wheel into a shallow dip where it quickly goes down and up "pa-tonk" lol

At low speed you notice it cos lack off exhsust note etc

Theres no sign of any worn bushes???

On the kw kit there are 2 limiters on the strut it says to remove when you drop more than 40mm??( I have 20mm thread left so i dont know if that mean its 45mm down )

Basicly any idea guys?? Very weird ??

The guys had a peek but couldnt see anything without starting to take the n/s apart so im waiting to build some cash

Even on the mot ramp with the shaker plates nothing stood out??

Its not serious and no concerns but ooooo i know the knocks there :'( Damit

I wonder :

The strut? Top mounts? The kw restrictors

Sorry for the long blabber

Thread posted on the iphone so i'll correct any fudges lafer

Edited 23 February, 2011 by Lloyd55vrs

[Flybikeslee]

because you're not low enough tbh...

[Lloyd55vrs]

Huh?? According to the kw instructions i cant go anymore due to these restricter things :'( i gotta sort this knock before anything else ,

It wont show itself its anoying me

Any ideas

[Flybikeslee]

you talking about the droplinks to the ARB? if so you don't have an issue with these due to the arb going over the driveshaft

[Lloyd55vrs]

na mate , in the kw booklet jimmy they go on about 2 limiters on the top of the coilie :wonder: they say 1 comes out to gofrom 40 to 55 then you take off 2nd to go 65mm

i just wondered if this was a option for the knock

[Stakeknife]

I had something very similar, maybe more of a rubbing noise but could only hear it in the conditions you said. While car was getting some other work done had mechanic have a look, couldnt see anything so greased the coilover (weitec) and problem solved. Worth a try I guess.

[Lloyd55vrs]

the piston part you mean mate?

[my4tt91]

From what you have said it sounds like it could be top mount. I had the same sort of thing happen to me, so took it back to the garage and they had fitted one of the top mounts the wrong way round.

[Lloyd55vrs]

what if its a dead top mount? same thing?? i did wonder top mounts its that kind of spong noise knock , but not when you turn or anything, just when the passenger wheel goes into a dip or bump :wonder:

[Stakeknife]

the piston part you mean mate?

Wish I knew myself incase it came back.I remember spraying right up where it met the top mount which did the trick for 5mins lol, Was only Wd40 so something silicone based may last longer.

[Lloyd55vrs]

bloody anoying ghost knock grrr

[Flybikeslee]

for the sake of it change the topmounts only a few quid and half an hours work

[Lloyd55vrs]

for the sake of it change the topmounts only a few quid and half an hours work

lol mate i wouldnt have a clue where to start My car works by magic as far as i know hehe

Subs n amp yes..... Mechanic doh

[Flybikeslee]

jack car up...undo nut on top mount and drop the wheel down. should give you enough room to fit a new one, if you were closer id offer to give you a hand

[Lloyd55vrs]

youd end up beating me with a top mount for my crapness

I was wondering if top mounts are took off if these restrictors stoppers would come off too ??

[Flybikeslee]

pass. never even heard of them before :no:

[Lloyd55vrs]

I'll try scan or take pic of the instruction to show later if i can lol

[Lloyd55vrs]

:wonder:

[Lloyd55vrs]

[Lloyd55vrs]

i looked under the bonnet at the top of the coilies , is this normal? i dont know if i noticed this gap before i lowered it more? i was wondering if this could be the knock, could those stops be keeping this from sitting down??? :p

Edited 24 February, 2011 by Lloyd55vrs

[Flybikeslee]

dead topmount that dude, and in the picture thats the bumpstop, get it out and wind it dooooooooown

[Lloyd55vrs]

dead topmount that dude, and in the picture thats the bumpstop, get it out and wind it dooooooooown

I was told there should be a bit of a gap? But it looked a fair gap to me lol

How easy would it be to get those stops out the same time as top mounts you reken?

[Flybikeslee]

there should be a few mm tops, you'll need to take the spring off the shock really then slide it off

[Lloyd55vrs]

Omg then def out of my league

[Flybikeslee]

hour job for a garage so shouldn't be too hefty