MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gwill21 on June 17, 2017, 06:57:10 pm
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Hi guys just wondering if anyone can help with a problem,
A while back I had my steering rack changed due to a knocking sound, there was also a groaning sound before it was changed, I had the rack changed for a new one and the steering was much better and no knocking, but I still have the groaning.
Seems to get worse when it's a hotter day and I'm sure it's mostly under slow turning, seems to steer fine otherwise, seeing some people say it could be top mounts? Or could it be a bearing going bad somewhere?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi there
The symptoms you describe, particularly as they are ambient temperature related, would indeed point to top mount bearings (top mounts have a rubber section and a separate bearing).
The noise is more of an annoyance than a major problem but if going to the trouble of changing, I personally would replace both. I'm running S3 rubber top mount sections with new bearings (same bearing across the two) as the S3 rubber is a firmer compound. I changed to these when I renewed my suspension.
Hope this helps.