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Any ideas?Recently noticed a funny noise/feeling from the front end.
When i back off the drive i put full right lock on, slowly ease down a kerb then put full left lock on and set off. As i set off i get what i can only describe as three popping noises from the front wheel, feel it a bit through the steering wheel as well!
Doesn't seem to do it unless i apply full lock both ways.
Any ideas people?
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- 22nd February 2008 06:02 PM #2Senior Member
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good chance it could be your top strut bearings mate!!
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- 22nd February 2008 06:06 PM #3Senior Member
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yeah sounds like the strut top bearings, there has been quite a lot of chat about them on the forum lately
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- 22nd February 2008 06:07 PM #4Hi Ben,
Originally Posted by R32Ben 
It sounds like the CV joints but I would get a mechanic to check. Goodluck fella
- 22nd February 2008 06:21 PM #5Hi, I hope you guys are right cos this is much cheaper. Originally Posted by andyr32
- 22nd February 2008 06:32 PM #6Member
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Cheers for the replies. Read the previous comments about top strut bearings and thought it sounded favourite but wasn't sure. Is there any way i can check this myself or is it a mechanic job?
- 22nd February 2008 06:32 PM #7Junior Member
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Thats what i would of said, if it happens when you're on full lock it sounds like the CV joint. I had this a few times in the past, but this was on substantially lesser models, so I'm no expert. Originally Posted by richardshek Hi Ben,
It sounds like the CV joints but I would get a mechanic to check. Goodluck fella
- 22nd February 2008 06:36 PM #8Senior Member
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one way to check if it is the strut top bearings is open the bonnet up and get someone to turn the steering wheel lock to lock. You need to put you hand on the strut top as this is done and you will soon feel if it is them or not.
VF Stage 1 baby yeah
- 22nd February 2008 06:39 PM #9Member
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Cheers Dubzter. Will give this a whirl tomorrow
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I had a similar noise on my anniversary and this apparently was the bearings but never got the chance to get it fixed as some idiot smashed into the front end and wrote it off.
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- 22nd February 2008 08:22 PM #11.:R32OC Site Contributor
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OMG, how strange, thats EXACLTY whats happening to mine!!, as i reverse off its like something is crunching!! I noticed it a couple of days ago. Originally Posted by R32Ben
- 22nd February 2008 08:31 PM #12Senior Member
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crunching doesn't sound so good, strut bearings will bind and as you turn the stearing the spring gets wound and then will release with a twang sort of noise
VF Stage 1 baby yeah
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mmm crunching is never good
- 22nd February 2008 08:40 PM #14.:R32OC Site Contributor
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i only ever hear it as i am lock coming off the drive, it sounds like i drive over some rumble, that kind of sound, maybe i should ring VW..lol
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It might be a ball joint Kraft, my dad kept telling me there was something wrong with the front right wheel, because it was making weird noises when I was turning in full lock. Didnt listen, went to get the car MOT'd and failed because of worn ball joint on that wheel.
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That's sounds exactly the same as mine, only ever going full lock one way to the other as coming off the drive. Got a gravel driveway, and the first few times i thought it was just stones slipping out from under the wheels as i hit the tarmac Originally Posted by Kraft
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