weird knocking noise

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kend
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:09 pm

ant time i let my foot off the power i hear a weird knocking noise comin from the back of the car i think it may be someit to do with the diff any advice would be great thanks kendy :eek: :eek:
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:14 pm

Diff rear mount bush could well be shot.
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:22 pm

If the bolts that hold the diff to the rear beam are slack it can cause knocking as well.
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:25 pm

axle carrier bushes??? or all of the above
if there wern't people like me,
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:54 pm

Body in boot not as dead as you thought? :mad:
If I can't fix it I'll f**k it up so bad nobody can!!
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:54 pm

it could be the diff bearings or teeth if youve been doing a lot of hard pull offs or drifting. Ive blew 3 now and they stated banging and nocking before having no drive at all?!?
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:03 pm

sorry to hijack but mine knocks from the rear at initial pulling off once moving its fine. its also there when slowing i replaced axle bushes and trailing arm bushes so i know there ok top mounts are new also the car is a 318 so no roll bar etc.
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Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:03 pm

silly point, but mine had a strange ticking which turned out to be one of the bbs wheel centers loose and bobbing about when cruising at low speed... Dont overlook the obvious...
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Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:43 pm

might be the CV joints
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