Steering Twang/Clunk

[olliewebbuk]

Hi all,

I've searched and read all the threads I can find on this topic, but most of them end with no solution being offered and the original poster doesn't come back!

This is the issue I have:



Any ideas? It passed it's MOT about three weeks ago without any issues what-so-ever and had two new bottom ball joints about 5 weeks ago. Along with new track rod ends about 18 months ago.

Are we talking springs or steering rack? (I'm an atheist but I've started to pray it's not the rack) the car also seems to be tramlining more than usual but the steering still smooth as soon as you're above 5 mph and it still corners like an absolute demon.

Thanks in advance!

 

[banther]

Snapped spring would be my guess.

 

[MartinR]

Change your top mounts to the newer style ones from renault.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Have either of you had this issue yourselves?

 

[banther]

Yep.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Yep.

Thanks

Was it your springs?

 

[banther]

Yep!

 

[olliewebbuk]

Awesome. Well the car is now in at a local garage, since I'm at work and didn't want to drive it the 50 miles home with potentially snapped spring! I shall add more info soon as I have it. I'd change the spring myself if I still living with my parents and had access to a decent garage.

 

[SC03OTT]

Sounds like the same noise the Volvo made when its spring snapped. So that's also my guess.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Thanks for your help guys.

 

[olliewebbuk]

So this turned out to be a heat shield rubbing against the steering column! Weird eh? Cost me £20 for a local garage to sort.

 

[banther]

Oh well thats not too bad for peace of mind!!

Hard to guess as well

​Glad its sorted mate.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Thanks. Cheers for your help too. When I thought it was springs I looked up the cost of a new one, £100! I probably would've just bought Eibachs.

 

[viperjsy]

I am glad it was not you springs