AS ABOVE I HAVE GOT A LOUD CLONKING NOISE WHEN PARKING MAINLY. AS YOU TURN THE STEERING YOU GET A LOUD BANG WHICH SOUND LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL AREA I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE JOINTS AND CANT FIND ANY SIGNS OF PLAY AND I HAVE FITTED A NEW BOTTOM JOINT I CANT THINK WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE ANY IDEAS APPREICIATED

 

Had a similar sounding problem with my car,above the top spring retainer on the front leg there is a cup that holds a bearing,there is a nut above this that is only meant to hand tight ,but at some stage it had tightened causing the bearing to seize and shear through the cup,it caused a 'clonking' noise on the steering but more noticibly when parking this was because the spring wouldn't turn as much as the rest leg and would come a little un-seated.

 

i get the same sometimes i always just thought it was the u/js on drive shafts never realy worried about it

 

Check the top mounts, the bearings and cups can wear and sounds like it could be it.

isnt to expensive and all the parts are all still available from ford.

 

the top cups always break,theyre weak as anything,usually make a creaking sound,deffo worth checking out

 

yeah mine does the same since i poly bushed it im really confused as to what the problem is......i thought it was some thing to do with the anti roll bar? because mine popped a bolt off once!!

 

Mine does similar when reversing & turning on full lock...............

If someone can explain how i post a screen shot off Microcat on here, i'll gladly stick it up!!

 

As above, check the top mounts AND steering rack bushes...

 

I HAVE HAD IT ON THE PIT AT WORK TODAY AND IT DOESNT SEEM TO DO IT UNTIL IT GETS HOT SO I AM THINKING IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING RACK ALTHOUGH THERE DOESNT SEEM TO BE MUCH PLAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND IT SEEMS TO BE SMOOTH WHEN YOU TURN IT LOCK TO LOCK I WILL CHECK THE TOP STRUT MOUNTS TOMMOROW IF I GET TIME TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM CHEERS FOR THE HELP

 

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try the rack with ign off rock it left to right matre

 

front prop shaft U/j wears out due to the heat from the exhaust, also the top mounts as suggested, when I fitted my Koni's last year I found both cups snapped in half!!!!!

steve

 

Fitted my new rack bushes today, NO KNOCKING at all since .... though I did also change a broken top mount in the summer while I had my engine out...

 

i havent got round to checking the top mounts yet but i have tightened the rack mounting bolts up and this has helped but have strill got a bit of noise i may get some more rack mounts did you get yours from ford ? damo

 

No Brom@Zoo mate 35 quid IIRC

Honestly before you Łcuk about with the legs etc, get under it agaain and rock it left to right with IGN off mate. You will see the rack move and if you put a long scredriver onto the rack amnd the other end onto your ear, you will hear the knock through it..

BTW If you have std bushes in your rack you will need to take rack off to fit new bushes/pop old ones out

HTH

Damian

 

cheers damo i will try that but tightening the bolts has helped so i should think new bushes will cure this thanks

 

Damo Vwas it big job to fit new rack bushes? Rack out?

 

In my case no, the rack didnt have to come offf, but thats because I already had some modified 909 2 part nylon bushes in there, so I just drilled them to soften them then popped them out, just pullyng the rack forward from the crossmember slightly, BUT if you have std bushes they will need pressing out in a vice etc, so sorry yeah rack out, alternator off etc etc (though again I didnt have to take alternator off as I have modified my crossmember just as they do on the grp N cars )