Ok....been getting a big clunk when pulling away, and braking, from the passenger front left side (it sounds like), could be anywhere front end wise.
I can feel the clunk through the pedals, and steering wheel.
Under braking, as soon as I touch the brakes, the steering wheel will move slightly to the left, then pull itself that way under more braking. Not sure if that's related
Also does the clunking when pulling away, and when driving slow speed full lock left.
Also sometimes, when driving, the steering will be driving straight with the wheel a few inches to one direction, then after ive stopped/pulled away and got another clunk, the wheel will be back straight when going in a straight line? god knows...
It wasn't so bad in the past, but its getting worse gradually, and the car doesn't feel safe to drive.
My setup is:
Clio Hybrid, 172 Hubs, 172 Wishbones, Powerflex bushes all round, 172 Driveshafts, Williams ARB, 172 Calipers, Pads & Disks, Williams FK Coilovers, Manual Rack.
Ive had both sides off, and checked everything is tight and secure. Ball joints are new, everything I can see is tight as it should be.
Ive spent days trying to figure out what this is now, and I have no ideas left. One thing I did notice was, when jacking the car up, the wheel seems to move outwards, horizontally, as it comes off the ground....not sure if that's normal, I thought usually the top of the wheel fell inwards slightly, but it seems its the whole wheel in this case!
I jacked both sides of the car up, and pulled/pushed the hub in loads of directions, there seems to be a bit of play in the struts themselves, where they go through the strut top. The top mount is in the correct order, and everything is tight. I was told this bit of play is normal?
Either way, the knocking is getting worse, and I don't know what it is. Ive only been running this setup for a week or so, well, wide track/172 gear for around a month, then swapped engine a week ago, and its been gradually getting worse....As I said like, everything is tight, bushes brand new, ball joints new and tight....what else is there it could be?
