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Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« on: April 13, 2016, 10:24:08 pm »
I noticed today that when i turn right and accelerate slightly i get a knocking from gearbox/driveshaft passenger side only but once i have drove the car for a while it dont happen. Its only when cold almost like the passenger driveshaft is pushing into gearbox

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2016, 10:40:23 pm »
Check the bolts haven't come loose.
CV joint?.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2016, 06:35:03 pm »
Checked the bolts earlier all nice and tight even spun the wheel and no noise but soon as i driver her noise is there then goes after a few miles

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2016, 07:32:50 pm »
Something must be loose but I'm afraid I couldn't pin point it wohout being there.

does it sound more like a clatter clatter clatter noise?.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2016, 08:03:06 pm »
I I just took her out again and from cold the noise was there almost like imaging holding a screwdriver over a sprocket. It's strange it rolls round no noise slight acceleration under load noise there sounds from gearbox. Then few miles and once warm perfect no noise no matter how I driver her

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2016, 08:13:47 pm »
That's very odd indeed.
Can you upload a video of the noise with any luck?.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2016, 08:31:07 pm »
I will see if I can get a video problem is it's not mega loud so may be hard as my car ain't the quietist I just thought can't be a major problem if it stops when warm almost like gearbox oil gets nice and warm and noise stops maybe

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2016, 09:11:08 pm »
Have you tried the subframe bolts? Very common problem.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2016, 09:25:12 pm »
Is it a click clack click noise? Dry cv boot?

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2016, 10:04:37 pm »
I will see if I can get a video problem is it's not mega loud so may be hard as my car ain't the quietist I just thought can't be a major problem if it stops when warm almost like gearbox oil gets nice and warm and noise stops maybe
If that's the case I'd get the oil level checked just to be sure it's not low.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2016, 01:31:05 pm »
Is it a click clack click noise? Dry cv boot?

It's like a clicking noise I suppose but surely if dry cv joint it wouldn't stop after few miles

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2016, 06:10:16 pm »
Is it a click clack click noise? Dry cv boot?

It's like a clicking noise I suppose but surely if dry cv joint it wouldn't stop after few miles
You could do with getting it up on a ramp or it'll just turn into a guessing game.

Not sure exactly what it's called but try and find somewhere with one of the ramps that puts each wheel under stress/load laterally. They make it easy to troubleshoot things like this.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2016, 03:27:56 pm »
Did anyone find a solution for this? I have something similar and its only when taking off slowly, as described above a click-clack noise, but after she gets running it stops.

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2016, 09:50:15 am »
Any chance you recently changed your lug nuts?

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Re: Knocking when turning right under acceleration
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2016, 06:35:36 pm »
Friend of mine had a very similar problem, changed the flushed out the gearbox oil and relaxed with fresh oil and additive and hey presto! Good luck