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[willerby]

Hello I have a knocking noise from the front offside of my 2.2 petrol.When you bounce the car up and down when it is stationary you hear the knocking but it is quite difficult to pin point it.It is loader when the bonnet is open.Any help will be very much appreciated.

[Sixstring]

Check wishbone and tie rod arm bushes first..............

[feeutfo]

Jack both side and wiggle all the joints, and rock the road wheels at 12 and 6 o'clock for wheel baring play, and 3 and 9 for track rod play, drop links give a high frequency rattle, steering joints and baring can knock over bigger bumps when bad enough. Chesk wishbone bushes are firmly held, and steering idler has no vertical play.

[dbug]

Drop links 

[unlucky mark mv6]

As you said its louder when you open the bonnet,i thought maybe suspension top mounts maybe. :-/

[willerby]

Its the drop link. Thanks for the advice.

[Alldi]

I had a loud noise coming from my front suspension, I was convinced it was the strut top mounts such was the racket. Local garage said it was the drop links but I didn't believe it but changed them anyway and it cured the noise completely. To say I was amazed would be an understatement.

[dbug]

Its the drop link. Thanks for the advice.

No probs mate - glad its cured