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Wheel hop crazy - front left
MAT ED30:
Try mats mobile on Monday steve,you will get Simon as Mat is in the USA for a few weeks.
SteveS:
i hear ya, will give it another looking :happy2:
Teutonic_Tamer:
If the wheel hop is only on the left side - then this strongly points to suspension issues. Worn mounts will affect both sides nigh-on equally (even if say just the gearbox mount is fooked).
Steve, do you hear any cluncking or knocking? Does a front seat passenger feel any banging through the carpet/floor? Are you able to jack up the car and remove the front left wheel? If you can, look at the suspension strut - the central tube between the coils of the spring - check the outer 'paint' of this tube - it should be dry and completely oil free. If there is any evidence of oil weepage - then your shock absorber is knackered, and this will be your cause. (If the shock is toast, you must replace both front shocks as a pair).
john_o:
would slightly disagree there TT. Mine always used to hop with a 90/10 preference to one wheel
unequal driveshafts, tyre pressures , camber of road (nearside cambers to gutter) etc all bias.
But yes SteveS issus sounds like somethings loose :happy2:
SteveS:
i do hear a knocking "though the floor" when turning (tightish) i.e. into drive, round small roundabouts... :scared:
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