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hooverphonique
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Mon May 08, 2006 11:09 am |
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mostly happens when parking, ie. slow or no speed and turning the wheel.. since it's a single "knack" it's not a drive shaft issue i reckon!? i'm leaning towards strut bearing or ARB bush(es).. any ideas? if its the bush(es), what sort of grease should i try lubing them up with (that won't attack the rubber) ? |
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Neal
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Mon May 08, 2006 11:12 am |
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strut top mounts, they will be cracked. |
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hooverphonique
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Mon May 08, 2006 11:16 am |
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strut tops should be fine, m8.. not long ago, i exchanged one of them because of an ugly crack  |
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Neal
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Mon May 08, 2006 11:17 am |
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What about the other one then? |
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hooverphonique
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Mon May 08, 2006 12:40 pm |
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well, if the other one is fucked, its very hard to tell then.. i checked it when i discovered the crack in the first one of course.. |
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hooverphonique
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Fri May 12, 2006 2:05 pm |
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just rechecked.. not a crack in sight.. think its the strut top bearing, since you can trigger it by turning the wheel back and forth between full locks with the car not moving.. |
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AmDaMan
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Fri May 12, 2006 7:04 pm |
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I'll bet it's the bearings that are siezed. Out of interest where are the strut top mounts and how do they crack? |
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Chris H
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Sat May 13, 2006 12:26 am |
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where the struts bolt to the car, your inferior clio doesn't have them.
they crack by breaking - lol |
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hooverphonique
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Sat May 13, 2006 6:08 pm |
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Chris H
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Sat May 13, 2006 11:45 pm |
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tips for what? you need to get the strut out and strip it down and stick a new bearing on.
could alos be a balljoint away but more likely to be the bearing |
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AmDaMan
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Sun May 14, 2006 2:55 pm |
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| Chris H";p="94759 wrote: |
where the struts bolt to the car, your inferior clio doesn't have them.
they crack by breaking - lol |
It won't be inferior when you've done with it will it?  |
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hooverphonique
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Mon May 15, 2006 1:33 am |
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hehe.. guess i meant ideas... as to what would most likely be the problem, if the strut tops are ruled out.. i how know how to take the strut apart
but i guess i'll just have to take it apart and see... |
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hooverphonique
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Mon May 15, 2006 7:15 am |
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hard to hear where the knack is coming from, exactly, but is very audible sometimes.. appears to occur only when turning the wheels to the left (of center pos).. its not always at the same wheel angle it happens, but is very easy to reproduce.. should i worry about it being something with the PAS rack? it does it with the engine off as well (hydraulic PAS pump).. |
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