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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: miketheman2k on 02 December 2003, 18:15

Title: Knocking steering
Post by: miketheman2k on 02 December 2003, 18:15

Hi all,

I got a puncture 2 days ago and had to use the dumb looking spacesaver wheel. Now I've finally got the pucture repaired and normal wheel back on I have noticed something rather worrying...

When the car is not moving, and I move the steering wheel very slightly to the left and to the right (about a 1 degree turn on the wheel) I get a subtle knocking noise from in front of me and I can feel this through the steering wheel too. Anyone have an idea of what this might be? Hope its not expensive...  ???

Cheers,

Mike

Title: Re:Knocking steering
Post by: mrwotto on 02 December 2003, 21:26

have u checked that all your wheel nuts are done up, and how many miles did u do on the space saver!

Title: Re:Knocking steering
Post by: miketheman2k on 03 December 2003, 15:17

Yeah, they're all nice and tight.

I did about 30 miles with the spacesaver

Title: Re:Knocking steering
Post by: paladin on 14 December 2003, 02:20

Sounds (not literally) like a strut tower.  Driving offset w/ the donut might have been the last straw for it.

Put it on a rack and check it out to make sure, if that's all it is you could leave it for a while or if it bother's you.. fix it.

It might be a sign from God to upgrade to a sport suspension.  Then again me and God don't speak all that much.