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Knocking noise?? #888909 03/03/04 01:35 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 17 Rochester, NY 9 97Duratectour OP New CEG\'er
OP 97Duratectour New CEG\'er 9 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 17 Rochester, NY	I'm hearing a rather quiet knocking noise comming from the front right portion of my car when I hit bumps/pot holes. I don't know if this might be a shock, or maybe a spring but it is really getting on my nerves because it's all I listen for now when I'm driving? Any past experiences with similar problems, or noises?? Any help is good help right now!!! Thanks

Re: Knocking noise?? #888910 03/03/04 01:57 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 58 county of essex.east of london M m_perry CEG\'er
m_perry CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 58 county of essex.east of london	worn bush on the anti-roll bar?(sway bar?)drop link,worn top mount or least likely,dislocated spring 97 mondeo st24 rsa pack

Re: Knocking noise?? #888911 03/03/04 09:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,247 Akron/Cleveland, OH 2 2KSESportV6 Hard-core CEG\'er
2KSESportV6 Hard-core CEG\'er 2 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,247 Akron/Cleveland, OH	Yeah I got the same exact problem. It sounds like something is cracking. The technician at NTB told me thats its not hard to replace. Irfan Rahim irfman2000@yahoo.com 2006 Blue Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V Former owner of a silver 2000 Contour SE Sport ATX

Re: Knocking noise?? #888912 03/04/04 02:06 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,382 Kansas City,MO,USA,Earth, Terr... N Nate'sTour Hard-core CEG\'er
Nate'sTour Hard-core CEG\'er N Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,382 Kansas City,MO,USA,Earth, Terr...	Originally posted by 97Duratectour: I'm hearing a rather quiet knocking noise comming from the front right portion of my car when I hit bumps/pot holes. I don't know if this might be a shock, or maybe a spring but it is really getting on my nerves because it's all I listen for now when I'm driving? Any past experiences with similar problems, or noises?? Any help is good help right now!!! Thanks Going over bumps & such? If you've never replaced the front sway bar end links that could be them. When they go they make a quick knocking sound that seems worse over smaller bumps & such. They seem to fail a lot. You'd never know they were bad, they don't tear or anything. They just go bad. O'Reilly sells them (cheap) and they install pretty easily. Just need two adjustable wrenches. If you're not too sure on how to do it, any shop can put it on and they'd better not charge much since it's easy "Fear is the little death." Muadib.

Re: Knocking noise?? #888913 03/04/04 03:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 429 Tampa, FL, USA D DanB_dup1 CEG\'er
DanB_dup1 CEG\'er D Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 429 Tampa, FL, USA	Mine makes this knocking/creaking sound also, especially when going over speed bumps or going over the curb into my driveway. It sounds like something is loose. I replaced the end links last year and this had no effect on the problem. I inspected the sway bar links and they looked OK. Also at this time I replaced the axle assemblies and the control arm bushings were tight. I suspect it may be the struts. The car has 107K and I guess its about time to change them. PS - this post belongs under the suspensions threads. Dan B. 96 SE 2.5 auto

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