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Offline frank galager

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clunky steering at slow speeds!
« on: 18 February 2011, 22:32 »
Hello like it says im getting a knocking noise when steering my golf gti mk3 at slow speeds i.e parking an stuff. anyone have an idea what this could be? recently fitted some coilovers could it be something to do with that? any help will be much appreciated ta!
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Offline Leebob

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #1 on: 18 February 2011, 22:43 »
May need to change your top mounts m8. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=181707.0
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Offline frank galager

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #2 on: 18 February 2011, 22:50 »
i did change the top mounts when i fitted the coilovers. any chance i could have fiitted them wrong? not tight enough or something?
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Offline dom

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #3 on: 18 February 2011, 23:01 »
Quote from: frank galager on 18 February 2011, 22:50
i did change the top mounts when i fitted the coilovers. any chance i could have fiitted them wrong? not tight enough or something?

Is it definitely a knocking noise or is it more of a creaking noise? What brand of coilovers were they?

Which top mounts did you use? Cheap ones are notorious for failing quickly, also did you use VR6 top mounts?
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Offline frank galager

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #4 on: 18 February 2011, 23:07 »
its definatly a knock like every couple of secs when i turn the wheel. they were JOM coilovers. The top mounts i just bought off ebay, dont really know much about them. found out after that its best to get good ones. even so its been doing it since i fitted them so they didn't even have a chance to fail!
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Offline Wayne

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #5 on: 18 February 2011, 23:43 »
How low are you running it, could be something catching.
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Offline frank galager

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #6 on: 19 February 2011, 09:52 »
I don't know how low. But its not that low. don't think it will be that. Think I'll put some proper top mounts on see if that helps cheers guys!
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Offline LazyLunatic

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #7 on: 19 February 2011, 13:07 »
Turn your music up :cool:
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Offline Mike87Turbo

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #8 on: 19 February 2011, 13:13 »
If its a clicking on full lock, it could be a moosed cv joint. Which would show up when youve lowered it as the driveshaft will be sat at a different angle!
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Offline harlemex

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Re: clunky steering at slow speeds!
« Reply #9 on: 19 February 2011, 20:26 »
have a look underneath at the cv boots for splits ref above.
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