Hi all,
I had an account here years ago but had to create a new account.
Anywho, I have an r50 1.6 2005
Had it for four n half years,
Since 82k miles it's had:
Recond gearbox
New driveshafts
The hydra engine mount
New ball joints
Inner tie rods and track rod ends
New lower arms
New poly bush lower arm bushes
New discs and pads all round
New rear calipers and handbrake cables
New strut top bushes and bearings
New drivers side front wheel bearing
Its now on 99k miles and for the last few months, there's been a horrid clunk that is felt through the front of the car and can be felt through the floor and pedals.
It appears to be getting worse as on a few occasions I have noticed when for example slowing for traffic lights, upon applying the brakes to bring the car to a gradual stop, the clunk is repeated - clunk, clunk, clunk.... Till the car stops.
With each clunk, it can be heard and felt from the front of the car.
I've been underneath the car and tried pry bars on ball joints, bushes, run with the front wheels off the car upto 30mph and applied the brakes, also tried in reverse and again, applied the brakes to see if it was something like a brake pad moving around in the caliper but no clunk.
Appears to only happen with the weight of the car behind it.
With the windows down in a quiet place, rolling forwards, apply brakes and the clunk is very easily heard (almost sounds like a metal snapping noise). The same also happens if tried in reverse gear too.
Any ideas as I'm at a bit of a loss and whatever it is, seems to be rapidly getting worse.
Thanks
I had an account here years ago but had to create a new account.
Anywho, I have an r50 1.6 2005
Had it for four n half years,
Since 82k miles it's had:
Recond gearbox
New driveshafts
The hydra engine mount
New ball joints
Inner tie rods and track rod ends
New lower arms
New poly bush lower arm bushes
New discs and pads all round
New rear calipers and handbrake cables
New strut top bushes and bearings
New drivers side front wheel bearing
Its now on 99k miles and for the last few months, there's been a horrid clunk that is felt through the front of the car and can be felt through the floor and pedals.
It appears to be getting worse as on a few occasions I have noticed when for example slowing for traffic lights, upon applying the brakes to bring the car to a gradual stop, the clunk is repeated - clunk, clunk, clunk.... Till the car stops.
With each clunk, it can be heard and felt from the front of the car.
I've been underneath the car and tried pry bars on ball joints, bushes, run with the front wheels off the car upto 30mph and applied the brakes, also tried in reverse and again, applied the brakes to see if it was something like a brake pad moving around in the caliper but no clunk.
Appears to only happen with the weight of the car behind it.
With the windows down in a quiet place, rolling forwards, apply brakes and the clunk is very easily heard (almost sounds like a metal snapping noise). The same also happens if tried in reverse gear too.
Any ideas as I'm at a bit of a loss and whatever it is, seems to be rapidly getting worse.
Thanks
