Intermitent Knocking?

[Fostersice17]

Coming home from work the other night and i hit a huge pot hole in the road,i thought i had definatly kerbed my wheel as this hole was huge and it threw the car almost in the air,stopped the car and had a look and the wheel was fine,but now im getting this intermitent knocking coming from the front of the car,it can happen at any speed over 50,i drove to work today and it was fine,so its not happening all the time just every now and then? Any ideas what it could be?

[Fraz]

Ball joint
Bottom arm bush
Bolts come a bit loose on the bottom arm
anti roll bar bush
wheel bearing

[STEVA]

<!--QuoteBegin-Fraz+--><div class='quotetop'>(Fraz)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Ball joint
Bottom arm bush
Bolts come a bit loose on the bottom arm
anti roll bar bush
wheel bearing<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


What he said :icon_mrgr


Steva

[BAD63R-V6]

As said above, I had this exact thing happen 1 week before the MOT. Had to have both front lower arms replaced as one was worn and the other was distroyed by the pot hole.

[Fostersice17]

Thanks very much guys,any danger driving it while one of those things is wrong?

[Fraz]

any bit on the suspension or steering that is worn enough to knock ..is dangerous to a degree. depends how worn its is..and don't forget any suspension or braking parts should be changed as a pair ..If it was me I would get two arms and replace them. If the pothole was that big its also more likely to have knocked your tracking out I would also expect the wheel bearing to go soon as well..but its all down to how thick your wallet is ..me I would just change the lot at same time, work out cheaper in the end

[Fostersice17]

Thanks very much Fraz,will get it down to my guy asap,and yes it has knocked the tracking out.

[Burgess]

you will have popped out the bottom arm bush out
it will knock but cant really come off due to the bolt thru it
I destroyed a pair hitting a newly made speedhump before it had any paint on it etc!

[Phantom]

I would also take your wheel off and check the inside rim just in case

[Rusty_CallyT]

probably busted the ARB droplink tbh

[BazV6er]

i know i was driving mine around for a few mths and my lower arms rubber were perished and knocking pretty bad ,luckily brand new arms for 20 off my brother problem sorted ...drives with no klunk now

[LE16]

Mine has been knocking for a while. I changed the topmount that was guilty for some of it. But there are still knocks, next I will change the roll bar bushes, then wishbones (fitting poly bushes) Have new shocks to go in too...that should do the trick. Lower arms knock when braking and accelerating - that i know for certain.

[Fostersice17]

Ok,strange thing has happened now,i went and bought the anti roll link bar as after speaking to you guys on here and talking to my mechanic that was more than likely the problem,have not had it done yet as my guy has broke his hand,but now the knocking has stopped? any ideas?

[Fostersice17]

Anyone?????