knocking sound exactly like driveshaft - but it isn't!

[kj16v]

Ever since I've had my valver there has been a knocking/clunking sound which comes from the front-left side of the car. The seller told me about it at the time and said that he had checked the struts. The noise only happens when I turn right and decelerate. It doesn't matter what speed I'm going but it usually happens more when going slowly e.g. on a roundabout.

So far I've:
Replaced the left hand driveshaft (which turned out to be ok anyway)
Replaced the broken rear engine mount
checked all suspension/steering joints, bushes, and bolts.

all to know avail. Any suggestions?

[j3ned]

ball joint on the wishbone ??

[James Clio 16v]

Definately ball joint. Has this on my one, replaced and now quite as a mouse.

[Rajk]

i would say it was the donut mount on the front left shock, my valver used to do the same, cheap fix, a good way to check is to jack the car up and take off the wheel and see if the strut moves, if there is play, then thats it.

[kj16v]

Cheers all. The wishbone ball joint - is that what the Haynes manual calls the 'suspension arm ball joint'? I've checked the strut and that seems fine.

[James Clio 16v]

Thats the one.

James

[Allan]

i have a similar issue with mine, but its just had a new ball joint on it :S

so maybe its the donut mount in my case

[Zollo]

Cheers all. The wishbone ball joint - is that what the Haynes manual calls the 'suspension arm ball joint'? I've checked the strut and that seems fine.

I thought mine had gone too, but when I checked it seemed fine...didn't have any play at all. Kept on wobbling it around and in the end I found some movement, just moving it a certain way. They're only a tenner or so, so you may as well give it go.

[northy]

for a tenner change it anyway. :D

[j3ned]

Try changing the shocker top bush and bearing - this is another common knocking fault than can occur

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