Knocking noise when turning left

Belcher · 03-09-2007, 13:36

My Octy VRS 2003 seems to have developed a knock/Clunk coming from the front offside whenever I make a left hand turn. Seems more noticeable when accelerating and turning such as turning onto another road. Any ideas ? I get worried when things start making a noise as though they could fall off

Cheers

Max Damage · 03-09-2007, 23:05

Droplink at a guess. cheap fix and common on Octys

bigal rallyred · 04-09-2007, 09:46

Could also be a broken suspension spring, if it is get both front done at the same time.
When i had my octy vrs it did it worat when turning on full lock going in or out of my drive way!

Belcher · 04-09-2007, 10:30

Thanks for the replies.

The suspension feels fine normally. I am guessing that if a spring were broke, I would get a knock over bumps? It sounds fine over bumps, potholes, speed humps, etc.

Re: Droplinks. What part is this then? Is it a fairly straight forward DIY job, or is it a mechanic/dealer job?

Cheers

trundlenut · 05-09-2007, 13:37

Could be the outer CV joint, its the wheel that under load while turning that makes the noise just like you have.
I had this problem on my old citreon, got worse, faster and louder as time passed, then the gaiter split and dumped the grease all over the brake disc nearly killing me in the process. Braked hard on the motorway and the car lurched onto the hard shoulder all of its own accord.

03-09-2007, 13:36	#1
Belcher Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Worcester Posts: 273 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Knocking noise when turning left My Octy VRS 2003 seems to have developed a knock/Clunk coming from the front offside whenever I make a left hand turn. Seems more noticeable when accelerating and turning such as turning onto another road. Any ideas ? I get worried when things start making a noise as though they could fall off Cheers __________________ Regards, Belcher. 'urp ! MCSE:S, MCSA:S CompTIA Security+ CompTIA Linux+ Linux LPI Level 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

03-09-2007, 23:05	#2
Max Damage Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oldham Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Knocking noise when turning left Droplink at a guess. cheap fix and common on Octys

04-09-2007, 09:46	#3
bigal rallyred Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central belt in Scotland Posts: 739 Thanks: 31 Thanked 40 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Knocking noise when turning left Could also be a broken suspension spring, if it is get both front done at the same time. When i had my octy vrs it did it worat when turning on full lock going in or out of my drive way!

04-09-2007, 10:30	#4
Belcher Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Worcester Posts: 273 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Knocking noise when turning left Thanks for the replies. The suspension feels fine normally. I am guessing that if a spring were broke, I would get a knock over bumps? It sounds fine over bumps, potholes, speed humps, etc. Re: Droplinks. What part is this then? Is it a fairly straight forward DIY job, or is it a mechanic/dealer job? Cheers __________________ Regards, Belcher. 'urp ! MCSE:S, MCSA:S CompTIA Security+ CompTIA Linux+ Linux LPI Level 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

05-09-2007, 13:37	#5
trundlenut Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 190 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Knocking noise when turning left Could be the outer CV joint, its the wheel that under load while turning that makes the noise just like you have. I had this problem on my old citreon, got worse, faster and louder as time passed, then the gaiter split and dumped the grease all over the brake disc nearly killing me in the process. Braked hard on the motorway and the car lurched onto the hard shoulder all of its own accord.

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