hi there im new to theis place n thought id give it a go,,ive just bought my partner a little 1.4 escort because she decided she wants to learn to drive,ive done a bit ov work on it to bring it up to scratch but its got a banging noise from the n/s front wheel?ive had it jacked up but cant seem to find the problem?i seem to have drawn a blank,it only does it at low speeds and i can notice it more below 20/30mph,,so just wanted too see if any one has any ideas?? many thanks

have you checked all the rubber bushes on the suspension system its the most likely suspect.

[quote name='mintalkin' post='10130' date='Jan 17 2009, 08:51 PM']have you checked all the rubber bushes on the suspension system its the most likely suspect.[/quote]




checked em all and cant see any bad bushes,,nowt seems bent or in the wrong place either???,,ad it round the block n it still doe's it but not as much when goin a little faster,,,its just had 2 new wishbones put on before i bought it too,,,but they seem fine aswell,,,im probably lookin too hard and its staring mee in the face,,,lol

[quote name='marty' post='10102' date='Jan 17 2009, 03:29 PM']hi there im new to theis place n thought id give it a go,,ive just bought my partner a little 1.4 escort because she decided she wants to learn to drive,ive done a bit ov work on it to bring it up to scratch but its got a banging noise from the n/s front wheel?ive had it jacked up but cant seem to find the problem?i seem to have drawn a blank,it only does it at low speeds and i can notice it more below 20/30mph,,so just wanted too see if any one has any ideas?? many thanks[/quote]

i think i have the same problem on my mk4
ive just had the g/box done on mine i was told it needed a new drive shaft but the mot guy coudlnt find a problem with it he said it was either the front suspension struts (alough i just put them on there) or the track rod arm....

my noise it a tapping get louder to about 45 50 the quiter drop the clutch and i goes away or taking out of gear
hope this helps.

sam