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Offline will gti

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squeak when start engine and change gear ?
« on: 04 June 2010, 22:15 »
any 1 else had this ? also herd a clunk noise from pass front today when going into full lock while hardly moving .......drive shaft cv joint ??????? any ideas peeps
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Re: squeak when start engine and change gear ?
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2010, 22:17 »
top mount possibly?

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Re: squeak when start engine and change gear ?
« Reply #2 on: 04 June 2010, 22:19 »
there is also a slight knocking when driving and bearing left ? how would i check top mount mate?
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Re: squeak when start engine and change gear ?
« Reply #3 on: 04 June 2010, 22:23 »
actually thinking about it i cant see why they would make a racket on startup (might explain the clunk on full lock though top bush/bearings)

check your engine mounts, if they're worn or loose they can squeak.. a giveaway will be clean metal marks left on the mounts where the thing has shifted

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Re: squeak when start engine and change gear ?
« Reply #4 on: 04 June 2010, 22:28 »
yea think ill have a check tmoz
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