Well I had a good look at everything this weekend and couldnt sense any play in the ball joints or anything. The bushes and top suspension mount looked to be in decent condition and properly seated, and I couldnt spot anything amiss really. I put it all back together and the issue was still there so I swapped the front and rear wheels (Apparantly the fronts were slightly buckled). This has made it noticeably better, but hasnt stopped it completely. Now I still get this vibration/wheel juddering under really hard left cornering, but it is more gentle now then it was. Perhaps it was caused by the wheel being buckled, but I dont think so to be honest. Maybe that just accentuated it a little.
I hadnt thought it would be a CV, as I thought that is ussually a knocking under full-lock - but not just under hard cornering. My issue isnt really a knocking.
However I did notice my CV boot strap had broken a few months back and had leaked all the grease. I got it regreased and fixed up asap and hoped that it hadnt suffered too much damage. Perhaps it could be the CV then? (it was on the right wheel where I have the problem)
Can anyone tell me - if the ball joint on the end of the wishbone was worn, would you definately feel it by grabbing the top and bottom of the wheel with the front jacked up? I used to check my old mini this way and you could feel the movement, but Im only assuming you would feel it also on the Clio
Thanks for your replies. I am determined to get it sorted so I will update if I find anything out.
