Front wheel knocking Quize

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Front wheel knocking Quize

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Hi all, There is a knocking sound coming from front drivers side of the car.
Now I know what the cause is, can you tell me ??
It was on my MkII Xantia HDI SX

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If its the 110 model, the front brake calipers rattling around.
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Someone has fitted a
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i supose the other type of knockers would make a diferant noise

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Post by addo »

If you looked closely, there might be a slapping type of noise?
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Arb droplinks? Pretty common.
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Hi,
not droplinks, not strut tops, I checked all those,
Would you believe it, it was one of the wheel nuts not tight enough!!! How much could that have cost me had I not checked them first???
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Oh that sort of knocking noise, I unfortunatly know what that sounds like :oops: Within a couple of hours of realizing what it was, I became the owner of a Draper Torque Wrench...
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Post by f00lzz »

It wasn't after this tip was it?
AndersDK wrote:My best method :

Loosen all wheelbolts on stuck wheels, but ensure they will still keep the wheel to the hub.
Drive - very careful - a short trip round the block, while you take advantage of as many turns as possible to put side forces on the turning wheels.

Works every time.
I found this an unbelievable tip... and illegal of course!!!
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