Something has broken, but what the hell is it? (One for the techies!)

[Matt Cup]

Hi

I went under my car to identify a knock I've had for a week or so. Got my dad to turn the steering left and right and heard something metallic drop on the floor, then another piece drop again. These pieces came from the back of the engine somewhere between the steering rack and gearbox area, they also don't match up together so I'm guessing there is more to it. The problem I've got is I don't have a clue what this used to be and where it went and if it's the root cause of the knock.

Probably a pointless thread and a longshot but hey-ho (flame suit at the ready)

Cheers

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[Feates172]

Looks like its part of something circular, perhaps part of a driveshaft?

 

[jesus]

Suspension top mount cap?

 

[Feates172]

Good shout.

 

[Djw John]

My thoughts as well.

 

[Tony Hunter]

I was looking at that picture, and thought , I know what that is as I changed one for a mate yesterday.

​Too slow as usual.

 

[Matt Cup]

Thank you for the replies!

I'm on coilovers so I'm not sure if I retained that top mount when I fitted them (it was a few years back though :s ). I will however take them off and give them a check over.

Plus it fell from the middle although that may not mean anything.

 

[Feates172]

You won't have the top cap if on coilovers. (Bit pictured above)

That's part of a standard shock set up.

Is it not part of the bracket the the driver side driveshaft goes through?

 

[Matt Cup]

I'll give that a look, cheers.

 

[MartinR]

Steering rack bush bracket ( part of)

 

[Tony Hunter]

Steering rack bush bracket ( part of)

​Have you ever seen one?

 

[Fred@BTM]

looks like a top mount bearing case to me, but its hard to tell the size of it from the pic

 

[MartinR]

​Have you ever seen one?

Seen a fair few bush's now.

 

[Matt Cup]

looks like a top mount bearing case to me, but its hard to tell the size of it from the pic

I should have really put a coin next to them for size, the larger piece is about the size of my small finger nail.

 

[Feates172]

This is what my old bearing looked like in bits.

Looks similar

 

[Matt Cup]

Quite possible, will I still have that bearing, I am on K-tec coilovers and standard top mounts?

 

[Feates172]

Yeah it's part of the standard top mount set up.

Where is the knocking coming from? Front left or right?

 

[Feates172]

Funnily enough, that was one of my bearings after being on ktec coilovers.

 

[Matt Cup]

You were right Feates/Fred top mount bearing fubarbed....

Fortunately my bro had a spare set which he kindly donated!

Thanks to everyone who replied!!!!

 

[Tony Hunter]

It looked much bigger than that in the pics. Well found anyway.

 

[The Russian.]

Ktec Coilovers too

 

[Tony Hunter]

These seem a good product then, to mush top mount bearings.

 

[Feates172]

Lol.

Only one was ruined on mine other one was ok(ish)

Good news it's sorted anyway mate

 

[Matt Cup]

Aye, wonder what k-tec did differently in design for them to munch through bearings :S The aluminium top-hat on the damper had quite deep grazing from the failure too.

Anyway the cars back on the ground now and fixed temporarily with an old bearing, a call to Adam @ Wolverhampton will be done tomorrow to order new ones

 

[Feates172]

Same as mine mate.

Think it's probably down to the harsh ride they give. Smashes up the bearings, as the springs/shock absorb next to no road defects.

 

[Dan519]

those looked dried out and worn to hell! they shouldn't have been fitted like that to start with!!!