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Posted By: aaronazza Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 8:38am
I put my car in garage to get my front wheel bearing changed didnt no which side tho it was hard to tell but he took them both off an found out it was offside, he changed the bearing an now the rumblin sound has gone but now my car is making a strange knockin sound nothin in particular seems to set it off jus seems to randomly knock its deffo one of the front wheels any1 got any idea what this cud be an what i could do without taking it back to garage????
Posted By: Willo_ Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 8:55am
Could be a front wishbone, either side, or anti roll bar bush knackered.
You can have visual inspection of these, but to really check you will need to take a metal bar to them and see if there is any movement in them.

If you want to bring it to me, I will have a check, and if it's something garage has left loose, i will give you photographic evidence to take to garage.

Have a look underneath and see if you can see anything obvious that is loose.

Also check wheel nuts are tight.
Posted By: aaronazza Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:19am
Il go out when rain calms down a bit it never did knock until i had the bearin changed it took em 2 days to replace considerin i took the new bearin in with car they said they had to send the bearin off for some reason which i dont understand, i checked wheelnuts yday wen i first heard the sound thanks for gettin back to me.
Posted By: aaronazza Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:20am
Its a Y reg toyota celica incase u know of anything that goes wrong with these cars
Posted By: Willo_ Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:22am
When your driving it, can you feel the knocking coming through the floor.
Posted By: aaronazza Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:32am
Well i drove it back to eastham from wallasey yday wen i got it back an i didnt hear a thing on the motorway but did driving round wallasey, it does sound like it comes thru the floor im convinced i can hear it both sides, the noise sounds like wen ya ball joint goes an u go round corners an it knocks except the noise is not a constant knock its jus a random knock here or there seems to be wen i pull out from a junction or wen i go over bumps or potholes if that helps.
Posted By: Willo_ Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:35am
Defo sounds like a wish bone, or anti roll bar bushes gone.

If it is either of them, buy the part yourself and fit it, why pay garage prices, they are very easy to fit.

Posted By: aaronazza Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:40am
Im goin out now jus to check nothin is loose, il let u no and thanks again for ur help.
Posted By: Willo_ Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 9:41am
Am not 100% certain, but I think these cars have drop links, like the focus. If it does have a pull on them see if they are loose or worn ball joint on them.
Posted By: aaronazza Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 12:42pm
Iv jus had a look at both sides dont get me wrong am no mechanic like but wer the cv joint is, a bit further along going in towards the engine is tha wer the bearin sits if so den thats the only thing with a wobble left side slightly wobblier than right side everythin seems pretty sturdy, does any of tha make sense?
Posted By: Willo_ Re: Help!! - 19th Sep 2012 2:35pm
The bearing is in the wheel hub, you would not be able to see it.

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