Been suffering a knocking for a while I presumed was the torque link mount on the inner wing. Had the bonnet open today and the spanners out (fitting a new stat), so thought I'd take it out and have a look . I think we can safely say it's no longer performing the function it was designed for
I measured it up thinking I might be able to get a poly bush, but a quick search has not turned anything up yet. Part is still available at around £30 so not the end of the world to replace it. Blanked off the EGR solenoid whilst I was there too.