Steering Knocking noise.,

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chrisash86
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Steering Knocking noise.,

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Evening everyone when I have the engine running and move the steering wheel to the offside ( right ) there's a knocking noise and feeling coming from the steering wheel, I thought before I start the process of elimantion could anyone enlighten me to what it could be? Many thanks and happy new year everyone
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Robsey
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Re: Steering Knocking noise.,

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The most common weaknesses are the track rod ends or wishbone bushes.

Usually worn bushes or sloppy ball joints.
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Re: Steering Knocking noise.,

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With engine off if you lightly "shimmy" the wheel left to right, within the confines of the free play do you hear a clonk clonk clonk in the engine bay. you can also get someone to do this and listen down by the wheel to see if you can hear anything loose?
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Re: Steering Knocking noise.,

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I had that on my old auto (C18NZ) which I didn't get on my two other Cavaliers at the time, it felt weird, usually did it when the car was stationary (if I shook the steering) or at slow speeds when turning right and feeding the steering wheel back, felt like something jumped a tooth almost, I was advised that it could be the steering rack.
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