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N/S front knocking

Nikey jay
Nikey jay
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Hi and a massive thanks for letting me join. My problem is I’ve got a front seems like n/s knocking which is terrible on a rough road, replaced NS front leg and top mount, replaced both drop links, replaced NS wishbone and replaced D bushes but still knocking would anyone know any other common issues where I could be missing also it’s been in a garage and they cannot seem to find it which amazes me. Anyway any advice would be much appreciated TIA kind regards Mike 

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    Worth checking that things like the headlight and airbox are tight & solid.  They can make a surprising amount of noise by rattling over rough surfaces which gets transmitted through the chassis.  Battery needs to be held down tightly as well.

    Exhaust mounts should be checked though I'd hope the garage checked those while up on a ramp.  Gearbox mount could also be failing but again, I'd hope that was checked by the garage.

    The diff in the gearbox can rattle if the bearings are worn but that's not a cheap or easy fix.

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    Ok thank you so much for your advice will get on to it Monday kind regards Mike 

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    Oh also the garage did say the N/S drive shaft bearing carrier was not on, they mentioned if I had a clutch fitted recently and yes I did and the garage said they didn’t put this carrier thing back on so the garage has ordered me one from ford 

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    14 hours ago, Nikey jay said:

    Oh also the garage did say the N/S drive shaft bearing carrier was not on, they mentioned if I had a clutch fitted recently and yes I did and the garage said they didn’t put this carrier thing back on so the garage has ordered me one from ford 

    Are you sure that's what they said?  Usually it's the O/S driveshaft that needs a bearing as it's longer than the NS.

    Missing that bearing carrier will put extra strain on the diff though, so diff rattle is potentially the noise you're hearing.  Hopefully it hasn't been like that for long since the clutch change?

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    I’m not sure what side it should be but the clutch was done April prior to me buying the car if a car sales, thanks for all the advice 

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