knocking when lowered

[jenk]

fitted my fk coilovers yesterday and when i set the front down low i have a terrible knocking. seemed to be worse when free wheeling. Gota be drive related. The fronts now set up high to stop it, still does it under heavy braking and turning right quickly Any ideas guys???

Cheers

 

[Cupra Kid]

sounds like a jiggered wheel bearing

 

[jenk]

but it dosnt do it when raised

 

[stoneyfordNI]

probably the anti roll bar catching , usually FK supply new drop links , also i remember an other thread of the ARB catching the plastic inner arch on mk4s , worth a check

 

[surcalation]

Mine did this but then stopped few days later,

then moved to the other side, but then stopped a few days later.

Doesnt do it anymore, one is baffled!

 

[jenk]

sounds really dodgy plus i can feel it. Will check all those things. Something dosnt like being at a harsh angle

 

[ACH]

When one of my ARB links broke (I had removed it earlier but it snapped)....... it made the same awful noises you describe. Replaced and noise obviously went away although i'm not sure what to suggest for you.

 

[(beeza gti)]

could be the drive shaft rubbing?

 

[jenk]

well i was thinking along the lines of the driveshafts, as the knocking coinsides (sp) with the wheel movement. would this eliminate it being the ARB? Nothing is ever simple

 

[ACH]

I may be wrong but could the ARB be catching on the wishbone ? When I refitted mine a few weeks back I thought it ran a bit to close for comfort but checked the otherside and it was exactly the same :s

Possibly get some chalk or lipstick out and coat the areas you think are rubbing...... go for a test drive and do whatever you need to do to exaggerate the symptons a lot. Come home and look for where the chalk/paint/whatever has spread to. Might seem a silly idea but its worked before for people

Sorry for poor reply im half cut lol

 

[Red Ibiza VR6]

I like the lipstick idea. Then put it on ramps or a high kerb and get under and have a good luuk and a shake of things. Not on a jack.

 

[Jamin Berry]

whoa whoa whoa! is this a thread from the dead? coz im sure u are the guy with the snapped driveshaft because of having it too low! tell me im wrong!

 

[Smithy]

whoa whoa whoa! is this a thread from the dead? coz im sure u are the guy with the snapped driveshaft because of having it too low! tell me im wrong!

Correct

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=91540

 

[jenk]

Driveshafts ok i think. CV could well be knackard but