Wheel hop crazy - front left

[MAT ED30]

Try mats mobile on Monday steve,you will get Simon as Mat is in the USA for a few weeks.

[SteveS]

i hear ya, will give it another looking 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

If the wheel hop is only on the left side - then this strongly points to suspension issues.  Worn mounts will affect both sides nigh-on equally (even if say just the gearbox mount is fooked).

Steve, do you hear any cluncking or knocking?  Does a front seat passenger feel any banging through the carpet/floor?  Are you able to jack up the car and remove the front left wheel?  If you can, look at the suspension strut - the central tube between the coils of the spring - check the outer 'paint' of this tube - it should be dry and completely oil free.  If there is any evidence of oil weepage - then your shock absorber is knackered, and this will be your cause.  (If the shock is toast, you must replace both front shocks as a pair).

[john_o]

would slightly disagree there TT. Mine always used to hop with a 90/10 preference to one wheel
unequal driveshafts, tyre pressures , camber of road (nearside cambers to gutter) etc all bias.
But yes SteveS issus sounds like somethings loose 

[SteveS]

i do hear a knocking "though the floor" when turning (tightish) i.e. into drive, round small roundabouts... 

[gillm]

have you looked at the shocks yet ? does sound like they are loose

[SteveS]

where are the bolts i need to check?

[gillm]

if you dont know what you are doing take it to a garage .

[SteveS]

im not an stupid i just don't know what bots to check.....

[gillm]

im not saying you are . the main shock bolt is what i would check 1st then go round all relating bolts

[SteveS]

Checked what i can, although don't have the correct tools to do it properly...Things seem ok..

[tmagnet]

I've started to get a bit of wheel hop on the NSF- hoping it's due to the worn out gearbox/engine mount. May be worth checking yours

[SteveS]

OK, so i got these engine mounts fitted, hefty price tag of £540? or just under... and the wheel hop is just the same, i got to test it on the day but i confirmed it was gone! why... because somehow my REVO got reset to 000!!!!! no wonder it was fine!!!! shear lack of power!

So now i have put the settings to REVO stock not even proper settings the hop and banging is back... the banging isn't AS bad, maybe because the exhaust isn't banging around underneath, but wheel hop still present...

im extremely disappointed after being recommended to fit these to resolve it... i have emailed Matt @ VWR so waiting reply.

any other ideas welcome...

[john_o]

Steve, why have the mounts fitted when it wasnt even confirmed that they were the problem?

Sounds like the same thing that was a problem before still is...
worn joints/bushes/suspension components/top mounts to name but a few.

on the plus side its a good mod anyway 

[SteveS]

I went to VWR for them to check it out, Simon said engine mounts would solve it... so i had them done... they said everything else was fine