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[tommyminimad]

Hello all got a problem with my mini I've got a knocking noise from near side front suspension area/wheel when I go over any bumpy road surface here a list with what I've replaced so far:-
New ball joints
New track rod end & tie rod arm
New shockers
New rebound buffers
Poly bushes on tie arms
Lower arm bushes with poly
Solid mounts on towers & floor mounts
Poly teardrops
Checked cone which looks ok and greased what needed grease and still there's a knock on the front on any slight bump in the road so any help would be good thanks in advance.

[cal844]

Engine mounts??

[RedRuby]

Engine/gearbox tie bars

[tommyminimad]

No sorry I've done them and added extra 2 gearbox lower stabalizers a couple of months ago

[Lincsminbin]

The top shock mount to body bolts?

[Stiggytoo]

Knuckle joints? Have you jacked it up and rocked the wheel to look for any obvious movement?

Edited by Stiggytoo, 11 June 2015 - 04:23 PM.

[RedRuby]

Exhaust to gearbox mount, I know you have said its sound like the near side suspension but it's amazing how sound can travel

[tommyminimad]

There's no play anywhere side to side or up and down and also I've just put a new exhaust on but noise was there before that.

[coopdog]

Knuckle joints +2

[Blatherskite]

Knuckle joints +3. Maybe accompanied by slightly dropped suspension (nylon cup worn through) and squeaking when going over bumps.

[ChopperHarris]

plus four

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Edited by ChopperHarris, 11 June 2015 - 07:05 PM.

[tommyminimad]

Thanks for help so far knuckles are gonna get ordered tonight will change them over weekend and hopefully they will sort it it's the only things that's not new

[firstforward]

Steering rack.

[ChopperHarris]

It could be but that would be easy to feel and the OP says hes checked?

[ChopperHarris]

tommy, remember you need a cone compresser