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found my knocking by jellybaby on Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:57 pm
for mounths now every time i went round a corner i had a dull thud and i've spent ages trying to find it. well found it the two bolts arrowed were loose allowing the cross member to move.
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Re: found my knocking by john (smifffy) on Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:03 pm
that could of been a bit iffy if they had sheared :drink: :drink:
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Re: found my knocking by jmc on Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:18 pm
This is an impressive piece of detective work.Thanks for posting this, mine has all sorts of unexplained noises,cracks and thuds not always consistent and never to be found when the thing is stationary and wobbled fiercely by hand. and this is something I can check.
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Re: found my knocking by jellybaby on Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:40 pm
to be honest i thought it was my exhaust knocking as i shuffled under the truck i put my hand on it and it moved.
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Re: found my knocking by Roo on Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:44 pm
Nice Find Dave :D
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Re: found my knocking by jellybaby on Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:31 pm
just the small hole in the footwell to do now and all the big jobs are done
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Re: found my knocking by alex on Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:55 pm
Worth sorting, but not the end of the world, some of the Americans have removed the crossmember completely and the car hasnt fallen apart.
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Re: found my knocking by jellybaby on Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:58 pm
with my luck the last week wouldnt be a surprise :lol:. will have to see which weekends free to have a poke at the footwells
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Re: found my knocking by hawk on Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:38 am
i too had a knocking sound comming from the back end


then i remembered it must be that prostitute i put in the boot regaining consciousness !!
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