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03 VW Polo front suspension knocking

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  • 20-02-2010 6:50pm
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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hey lads,

    Just a quick one, i've been driving a 2003 VW polo 1.4 auto. And in the last couple of months have noticed a knocking noise whenever you hit a bump/go over speed ramps etc, it seems to be coming from the front right of the car. The car has quite low mileage, it covered ~4000 miles in the first 4 years of it's life, and now has just under 18000 miles. Any ideas of what it could be?

    Cheers,

    Al
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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,401 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    does the car nosedive under braking, it it excessively bouncy? could be a shock
    More likely to be bushes or droplinks though, my money is on ARB links.


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    does the car nosedive under braking, it it excessively bouncy? could be a shock
    More likely to be bushes or droplinks though, my money is on ARB links.

    The car doesn't nose dive, and it's not excessively bouncy, well considering it's a small hatch it's going to have some bounce to it over bumps, but nothing major.
    Cheers for the reply Colm, i was thinking perhaps it was the bushes. I'll have to get it checked out either way.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,401 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Friend had the top mounts on her Polo changed, forgot to mention that.


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    hi_im_fil
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    I'd say droplinks. Sounds like the same kind of sound that I had coming from the front of my astra, I changed the droplinks and it solved the problem. Cheap enough to do, you could do it yourself in a few hours if you're handy with a spanner.


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