Dave.
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I've been reading about clunks from the front of the car recently, and I've always put the noise mine makes down to the Diff (though I'm not sure of the brand).
Its hard to explain, but I'll do what I can.
At slow speed (even up to 20mph) If I turn with the clutch engaged and accelerated at all I get a clunk noise thats easily audible over the engine, and I can even feel through the steering wheel as I turn it. When stationary, it makes little to no noise at all (no clunks anyway, so I think I can rule out CV joints. Plus, the last time I looked the boots and so on seemed perfect).
When turning at very low speed (like 1-5mph) I can feel the inside wheel juddering a lot too. It's worth noting that at speed, it feels fine.
All of these things suggested to me that it would be an aftermarket diff causing this, especially given It all started after I changed to a Fuchs Silkolene Syn5 race spec oil.
The thing however that bothers me, is that the clunk is considerably more noticable and frequent (more clunks for the same movement of the steering wheel) when I turn to the right, rather than to the left...
Other things that have crossed my mind as possible causes were driveshaft(s) and it's been suggested to me that it could be ball joints too...
I know its hard over the internet, but can anyone shed any light on this for me, so I can have a good look over it?
Thanks,
Dave
Its hard to explain, but I'll do what I can.
At slow speed (even up to 20mph) If I turn with the clutch engaged and accelerated at all I get a clunk noise thats easily audible over the engine, and I can even feel through the steering wheel as I turn it. When stationary, it makes little to no noise at all (no clunks anyway, so I think I can rule out CV joints. Plus, the last time I looked the boots and so on seemed perfect).
When turning at very low speed (like 1-5mph) I can feel the inside wheel juddering a lot too. It's worth noting that at speed, it feels fine.
All of these things suggested to me that it would be an aftermarket diff causing this, especially given It all started after I changed to a Fuchs Silkolene Syn5 race spec oil.
The thing however that bothers me, is that the clunk is considerably more noticable and frequent (more clunks for the same movement of the steering wheel) when I turn to the right, rather than to the left...
Other things that have crossed my mind as possible causes were driveshaft(s) and it's been suggested to me that it could be ball joints too...
I know its hard over the internet, but can anyone shed any light on this for me, so I can have a good look over it?
Thanks,
Dave
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