Knocking Noise When I Break And Pull Away

CORSAC20XE · 12-02-2008, 07:51 PM

HI PEEPS

I HAVE AN M REG CORSA B GSI CONVERTED TO A C20XE, BUT RECENTLY, BOUT 1 WEEK AGO I HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS WEIRD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I PULL AWAY AND BREAK

, IT ONLY HAPPENS AT THESE TIMES, NOT WHEN STEERING OR MOTORWAY DRIVING ETC

... I CAN FEEL IT ON THE PEDALS ITS LIKE A LITTLE SLIGHT (THUD) THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT (LEFT SIDE MAYBE) BUT NOT SURE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE

MAYBE AND MOVES WHEN I PULL AWAY, PLEASE HELP I DONT WANT IT TO GET ANY WORSE OR BE DANGEROUS, LOL

**Hoggy** · 12-02-2008, 07:56 PM

CORSAC20XE · 13-02-2008, 07:07 PM

ok, lol soz

bowt the caps, never noticed i had them on lol.........ooooopsie

CORSAC20XE · 13-02-2008, 07:08 PM

i have found out what it was, the battery had no clamp on it so when i was pulling away it was thumping against the fire wall and when i was breaking it was plying against the battery holder, yay no money to spend

Goosenufc · 13-02-2008, 07:33 PM

lucky you.

CORSAC20XE · 14-02-2008, 05:41 PM

not so lucky, i took it to work today and the knocking noise is still there, must have been coincidence, please help, its getting on my t1ts now

**Matthew** · 14-02-2008, 06:48 PM

have you tried looking at your cv joints?

CORSAC20XE · 14-02-2008, 06:55 PM

how do i chack the cv joints i cant find it in haynes manual, thanks

**Matthew** · 14-02-2008, 07:21 PM

it is the bit that connects your drive shafts to your engine.
they will be behind the wheel at the engine end of the drive shaft and will have a black rubber boot on it, if the boot is torn then it will be the cv joint causing the noise. i will try get you a pic.
constant velocity joints - haynes Manual

CORSAC20XE · 15-02-2008, 05:09 PM

i had a look at the camshaft and there is no torn pieces or holes in the rubber, and the camshaft seems to look straight, the wheel has no play in it when i jacked it up and it spins without noise, i had a word wid me m8 at work and he says could be the break caliper is loose, so Saturday ill have to jack it up again and take the wheel off....
whilst im there ill check the cv joints, if you could get a pic that would be wonderful, thanks

**Matthew** · 15-02-2008, 05:25 PM

thats what a cv joint is.

(not a corsa before you all say)

CORSAC20XE · 16-02-2008, 10:48 AM

no lol, thats obvious, lol.....thanks for the pics, ive jus woke up, so ill be haing some breakfast and ill be jacking ma car up to check, thanks, will keep you posted when im done, cheers m8

CORSAC20XE · 16-02-2008, 04:36 PM

ok, now this is getting on my nerves, i spent the last hour out there jacked the car up, took the wheels of, checked the c v joints, drive shaft, track rod ends, calipers, disks, exhaust, the bit where the shocks are bolted on (sorry not sure of the name), i checked the rear drums, made sure all the wheels and bolts were done up tight, im running out of ideas, do you have any other options or opinions, thanks for your help

**Matthew** · 16-02-2008, 06:12 PM

engine mount may be loose? im running out of ideas too mate.

CORSAC20XE · 16-02-2008, 06:36 PM

checked this aswell m8, now im totally lost, maybe ill just have to accept the fact its a job 4 the mechanic and will have to part with some of my hard earnt money, lol, thanks anyway

J7> · 21-03-2008, 12:50 PM

gaffer everything down in the car mate that should sort it

worked for me. ok my problem was slightly differant it was just the clips from the pacel shalf bounding around in the boot [had to take them off as speakers where too heavy]

this might sound rearly simple and you might have done it but if you havn't it could be worth a god have you just opened up your bonnet and tired gently wigerling differant parts? just a thought you might be lucky and fine the problem. good luck

12-02-2008, 07:51 PM	#1
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Knocking Noise When I Break And Pull Away HI PEEPS I HAVE AN M REG CORSA B GSI CONVERTED TO A C20XE, BUT RECENTLY, BOUT 1 WEEK AGO I HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS WEIRD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I PULL AWAY AND BREAK , IT ONLY HAPPENS AT THESE TIMES, NOT WHEN STEERING OR MOTORWAY DRIVING ETC ... I CAN FEEL IT ON THE PEDALS ITS LIKE A LITTLE SLIGHT (THUD) THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT (LEFT SIDE MAYBE) BUT NOT SURE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE MAYBE AND MOVES WHEN I PULL AWAY, PLEASE HELP I DONT WANT IT TO GET ANY WORSE OR BE DANGEROUS, LOL

13-02-2008, 07:08 PM	#4
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yay i have found out what it was, the battery had no clamp on it so when i was pulling away it was thumping against the fire wall and when i was breaking it was plying against the battery holder, yay no money to spend

14-02-2008, 06:48 PM	#7
Matthew Dr frankenstein Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manchester Drives: Corsa sport 0.0 0v Turbo Gender: Posts: 1,709 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	have you tried looking at your cv joints? __________________ Cheese

14-02-2008, 07:21 PM	#9
Matthew Dr frankenstein Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manchester Drives: Corsa sport 0.0 0v Turbo Gender: Posts: 1,709 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	it is the bit that connects your drive shafts to your engine. they will be behind the wheel at the engine end of the drive shaft and will have a black rubber boot on it, if the boot is torn then it will be the cv joint causing the noise. i will try get you a pic. constant velocity joints - haynes Manual __________________ Cheese

15-02-2008, 05:25 PM	#11
Matthew Dr frankenstein Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manchester Drives: Corsa sport 0.0 0v Turbo Gender: Posts: 1,709 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	thats what a cv joint is. (not a corsa before you all say) __________________ Cheese Last edited by Matthew; 15-02-2008 at 05:29 PM..

13-02-2008, 07:07 PM	#3
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok, lol soz bowt the caps, never noticed i had them on lol.........ooooopsie

13-02-2008, 07:33 PM	#5
Goosenufc Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Newcastle Drives: Corsa SXI (2000 plate) Posts: 488 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	lucky you.

14-02-2008, 05:41 PM	#6
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	not so lucky, i took it to work today and the knocking noise is still there, must have been coincidence, please help, its getting on my t1ts now

14-02-2008, 06:55 PM	#8
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	how do i chack the cv joints i cant find it in haynes manual, thanks

15-02-2008, 05:09 PM	#10
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i had a look at the camshaft and there is no torn pieces or holes in the rubber, and the camshaft seems to look straight, the wheel has no play in it when i jacked it up and it spins without noise, i had a word wid me m8 at work and he says could be the break caliper is loose, so Saturday ill have to jack it up again and take the wheel off.... whilst im there ill check the cv joints, if you could get a pic that would be wonderful, thanks

16-02-2008, 10:48 AM	#12
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no lol, thats obvious, lol.....thanks for the pics, ive jus woke up, so ill be haing some breakfast and ill be jacking ma car up to check, thanks, will keep you posted when im done, cheers m8

16-02-2008, 04:36 PM	#13
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok, now this is getting on my nerves, i spent the last hour out there jacked the car up, took the wheels of, checked the c v joints, drive shaft, track rod ends, calipers, disks, exhaust, the bit where the shocks are bolted on (sorry not sure of the name), i checked the rear drums, made sure all the wheels and bolts were done up tight, im running out of ideas, do you have any other options or opinions, thanks for your help

16-02-2008, 06:12 PM	#14
Matthew Dr frankenstein Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manchester Drives: Corsa sport 0.0 0v Turbo Gender: Posts: 1,709 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	engine mount may be loose? im running out of ideas too mate. __________________ Cheese

16-02-2008, 06:36 PM	#15
CORSAC20XE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: caterham Drives: CORSA B C20XE Gender: Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	checked this aswell m8, now im totally lost, maybe ill just have to accept the fact its a job 4 the mechanic and will have to part with some of my hard earnt money, lol, thanks anyway

21-03-2008, 12:50 PM	#16
J7> Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South London/Dartford Drives: 1.2 vauxhall corsa vegas Gender: Posts: 795 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	gaffer everything down in the car mate that should sort it worked for me. ok my problem was slightly differant it was just the clips from the pacel shalf bounding around in the boot [had to take them off as speakers where too heavy] this might sound rearly simple and you might have done it but if you havn't it could be worth a god have you just opened up your bonnet and tired gently wigerling differant parts? just a thought you might be lucky and fine the problem. good luck

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