I hit a deep pothole about 2 weeks ago , it was dark and I couldn't see it and the car went over it and it must have been a massive pothole, I couldn't walk over to see it as it was on a busy main road/carriageway.

a few days later I heard as very loud knocking kind of noise when the car was slowing down and when braking, however over the past few days the noise comes and goes but when it is there it is very loud and noticeable. It is coming from the front passenger side area.

It's like a knocking/tapping noise when slowing down/applying brakes and usually cannot hear it when picking up speed.

Please share your thoughts/ideas of what this may be and as always thank you so very much in advance for any tips/guidance you may offer.

Regards

 

Just scrap it and get the bus!!!
Stop starting new threads full of dribble...

 

Id jack up that side of the car and give the wheel a good shake top and bottom and side to side. Then take the wheel off and have a good look around, especially at the brakes.

 

Take it to a garage and ask them to fix it at the same time when fixing the infamous leaking oil pipe.

 

Hello, thank you once again for you kind reply, much appreciated.

I got the bus on several occasions just recently while having the trouble of tightening the turbo oil feed pipe up. It is quite nice having a break from driving sometimes and just relaxing no the bus letting somebody else drive while one relaxes.
thank you for your input , a pleasure hearing from you as always.

hello, thank you for your kind reply.

Now that I have the turbo pipe sorted I can move onto getting this looked at and get it up in the air, however I don't think I can remove the wheel at the moment due to a rounded off wheel nut but will have a go. even if I cannot take the wheel off I will still jack it up and feel the wheel for any play.

I may even take it to Kwik Fit or Halfords as they carry out free suspensions tests.

I will keep you updated.


Your advice is appreciated so much, thanks again.

 

You're fxxking with us aren't you,this is all a big wind up isn't it??
Has to be a wind up.

 

thank you for your kind response.

I have fixed the turbo oil feed pipe, no more leaking oil !

I will jack up the car and feel the wheel for play, as that wheel has a rounded off wheel nut I might be unable to remove the wheel at the moment but we shall see.

I might end up taking it too Halfords or Kwik Fit as both offer free suspension tests.

I will keep you updated.

cheers

 

hello.

Nope, This is not a wind up though I'd rather it was. I'll keep you updated.

regards

 

Stop it,just stop it!

 

hello, thank you for your kind response.
May I ask, stop what ?

thanks

 

unbelieveable, im laughing and crying so much, i think you need to start a thread on how to sort out a rounded off wheel nut now

 

hi, thank you for taking time to reply , I appreciate it .


Does the locking wheel nut need to be cut off or what I the best way to remove locking wheel nuts that are rounded off ?
Once I had a rounded off locking wheel nut on the rear which was a problems because I was about to replace the rear brakes (pads + discs) but I used my brothers socket set and it came off fine.


If I use a different socket set do you think it will come off easy ?




please reply when you possible, thanks

 

this is f...ing brilliant i love it its better than tv

 

hello friend, thank you for your reply.


have you any ideas what could be the cause of this noise after hitting a pothole ?


thanks so much in advance

 

Have you ever thought of taking up cycling?

 

you can buy left hand threaded wheel nut exstracter

 

im waiting for a new thread to start, PROBLEMS WITH MY BIG END

 

Have a look at the bikes whilst you are in Halfords

 

To much to go wrong on a pushbike a skateboard may be a better bet.

 

Are you sure it's not that horrendous diesel knock we could hear when you started the car? 😂

 

I thought long and hard at what the problem could be. I searched the internet and looked in a Haynes manuals. even asked Warren if he had any ideas he did but they was about making a bomb to blow up the mice that eaten his cornflakes.

So guessing that's not much help to you I phoned a friend and all he had to say was that was the end of knowledge I not know where it started his knowledge so not much help again sorry fella.

Have you tried suing the Welsh as it always them at fault for pot holes maybe that wiil help

 

I once went pot holing but go bit by a mole

 

Don't feed the troll

 

This sort of stuff use to end up in the muppet room as this deffo has to be a wind up

 

Buy a fivers worth a petrol and a box of matches, take the vehicle to a secluded spot and pour the petrol over the seats, make sure the occupants are out of the car first and a safe distance away, light a match and throw it on the seat and run, this should solve all your problems and then buy something other than a Ford and annoy another community.

 

Smack on a socket thats ever so slightly bigger than the wheel nut and just undo it, take around 2 mins


if they are the one's with the ring that spins then chisel that off then knock a socket on and undo it

last time I went to wales the roads was far better than in the uk or scotland. About the only good thing in wales

 

Took a while to realise its a troll lol

 

Bung it in the auctions

 

Thats what I thought. Seems like a few people have still taken the bait though

 

Had the same symptoms back in 98, turned out to be a bottle of Lilt rolling about under the seat, best get it checked out.