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hi folks
hope I'm in the right forum :lol:
I got my EP3 in late march this year and already put a lot of money and work in it. So far every penny was worth it, but there's one thing that I somehow cant get rid of.
When I got the car there was a knocking noise when going over bumps on the front right side. First thing I changed was the shock absorbers and top mounts. Car felt way better after that, but the sound wasnt quite gone yet.
I had a closer look at everything and it seemed that the balljoint on the right side and the lower arm on the left side were faulty. So I decided to just replace everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything! So pretty much everything in the front is new now
- Shock absorbers (Kyb)
- top mounts (Kyb)
- lower arms (Ashuki)
- balljoints (Ashuki)
- drop links (Febi)
And then a week later:
- track tie rod (Meyle)
- track tie rod ends (Febi)
After replacing all these parts the front right side is now dead silent - no knocking anymore. However it seems the noise has moved over to the left side now. I checked everything again recently but everything seems to be in a great condition (as it should be!).
Any ideas where this could come from?
The droplinks were kinda cheap, maybe I should replace them again.
Apart from that while replacing the tie rod I noticed that the outer CV joint was leaking. I filled it up and sealed it, and so far its still dry. But a noise like that wouldnt make much sense comming from the cv joint, would it?
I'd be thankful for any kind of tip or help!
(and sorry for any mistakes in my text - I'm not a native english speaker)
hope I'm in the right forum :lol:
I got my EP3 in late march this year and already put a lot of money and work in it. So far every penny was worth it, but there's one thing that I somehow cant get rid of.
When I got the car there was a knocking noise when going over bumps on the front right side. First thing I changed was the shock absorbers and top mounts. Car felt way better after that, but the sound wasnt quite gone yet.
I had a closer look at everything and it seemed that the balljoint on the right side and the lower arm on the left side were faulty. So I decided to just replace everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything! So pretty much everything in the front is new now
- Shock absorbers (Kyb)
- top mounts (Kyb)
- lower arms (Ashuki)
- balljoints (Ashuki)
- drop links (Febi)
And then a week later:
- track tie rod (Meyle)
- track tie rod ends (Febi)
After replacing all these parts the front right side is now dead silent - no knocking anymore. However it seems the noise has moved over to the left side now. I checked everything again recently but everything seems to be in a great condition (as it should be!).
Any ideas where this could come from?
The droplinks were kinda cheap, maybe I should replace them again.
Apart from that while replacing the tie rod I noticed that the outer CV joint was leaking. I filled it up and sealed it, and so far its still dry. But a noise like that wouldnt make much sense comming from the cv joint, would it?
I'd be thankful for any kind of tip or help!
(and sorry for any mistakes in my text - I'm not a native english speaker)