i bought my focus 1.6 3yrs ago its a y reg model it was ok for the first 6 months and after that come along a noise when you go over a bump or turn the steering its a weird knocking noise and you can hear it from inside the car.over the yrs ive change the steering rack,front shocks,bearing cups that sit on the springs,wish bones,track rod ends,tie bars from shocker to anti roll bar,anti roll bar bushes,and quiet frankly im running out of ideas.the noise doesnt even show up at mots,the noise isnt constant but when it does its annoying and carnt think of anything else at all what it can be.has anyone had any similar experiences or have ideas that i can try

 

if its from the front, i would say it was the drop links/anti roll bar links.
these are fairly common for knocking. check for play in the ball joints of the links.
have you fitted the standard steel ones? as there is a modified alloy type.

 

Double post

 

Strut top mount ... Pretty common problem .. Knocks when you turn one way or both?

 

it knocks both ways,its not a hard knocking sound just a light one.and does it if you go over a bump.the tie bars are metal not alloy,i replace the tie bars thinking that might be the problem but it still persists

 

C.V Joints been checked ?

 

Pedal box!! Very common fault on the focus. Its the clutch/brake pedal mechanism that bolts to the bulkhead. Ford will want to replace it, however all you need to do is slacken off the 4 nuts that fix it to the bulkhead, pack grease behind and retighten nuts

 

hi rich170 does the pedal box have movement or something how would it affect when im going over bumps and turning corners? sounds very interesting thou.on the thought thou mate ive noticed the clutch pedal just sits slightly higher than the brake pedal it looks like it carnt be adjusted thou.



hi csm when im checking cv joints what am i looking for.its also something ive never thought of,am i checking for play ?

 

Yeah its kinda when it all flexes a bit, it does move and creaks. Its a very very common problem on the focus, and its such a simple fix, gotta be worth a try!

 

i will give it a go any thing is worth a try thanks rich

 

im having the same problem but i can distinguish where the noise exactly come from. when i move up the break pedal it does the same noise. Please can u ilustrate how to fix this problem because it is annoying me deadly. Thanks.

 

As RichieST posted above, it is the pedal box bracket creaking against the bulkhead. (firewall)

If you remove the lower part of the dash, and look at the pedal assembly you will see a number of 13mm nuts that secure the pedal box to the bulkhead, loosen all these off so you can move the pedal box bracket away from the bulkhead slightly, get some grease behind there then tighten all the bolts up. Usually cures them.

 

Thank you very much GVK. Im running from 2 months without the dash couse i want to hear where exactly the noise come from. Ill give a try. Thank you very much indeed ill let you know.