Tony

My old k reg dissy, gives a real clonk if you go round a roundabout and then
straighten up. It appears to make the floor knock, in other owrds you can
feel it as well as hear it. It seems to be similar both sides if you turn
left or right. Theres some take up on the drive assy when you pull away, but
not what i would consider to be excessive. It kind of sounds like a cv joint
taking up. But its only one clonk, on each direction change. And only
appears to be on full or near full lock.

Help?

Tony

Badger

"Tony" <tony417@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:ontMe.9473$CM.2891@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
> My old k reg dissy, gives a real clonk if you go round a roundabout and
> then straighten up. It appears to make the floor knock, in other owrds you
> can feel it as well as hear it. It seems to be similar both sides if you
> turn left or right. Theres some take up on the drive assy when you pull
> away, but not what i would consider to be excessive. It kind of sounds
> like a cv joint taking up. But its only one clonk, on each direction
> change. And only appears to be on full or near full lock.
>
> Help?

Checked the panhard rod bushes recently??
Badger.

Austin Shackles

eOn or around Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:17:55 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
<brianhatton@btinternet.com> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Tony" <tony417@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>news:ontMe.9473$CM.2891@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
>> My old k reg dissy, gives a real clonk if you go round a roundabout and
>> then straighten up. It appears to make the floor knock, in other owrds you
>> can feel it as well as hear it. It seems to be similar both sides if you
>> turn left or right. Theres some take up on the drive assy when you pull
>> away, but not what i would consider to be excessive. It kind of sounds
>> like a cv joint taking up. But its only one clonk, on each direction
>> change. And only appears to be on full or near full lock.
>>
>> Help?
>
>Checked the panhard rod bushes recently??
>Badger.

Bound to be bushes, somewhere. That or the A-frame joint under the back
end.
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And miles to go before I sleep."
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willie@macleod-group.com

My 2p's worth:

> My old k reg dissy, gives a real clonk if you go round a roundabout and then
> straighten up. It appears to make the floor knock, in other owrds you can
> feel it as well as hear it. It seems to be similar both sides if you turn

A frame ball joint

> left or right. Theres some take up on the drive assy when you pull away, but
> not what i would consider to be excessive. It kind of sounds like a cv joint
> taking up. But its only one clonk, on each direction change. And only
> appears to be on full or near full lock.

Is the sound from the front or back? High or low speed? Rear radius
arm bushes can allow a clonk like you describe on full lock if they're
worn, especially if the A frame ball joint isn't too happy.

A few minutes with your old friend the 2ft pry bar + trolley jack and
all will be revealed.

Regards

William MacLeod