'97 type R clunking from front of car?
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'97 type R clunking from front of car?
Hi I am new to Scoobies and have just got a type R from Japan. I have read a few of your threads on noises from the front but just need your advice.
When pulling away from a junction with the steering wheel about a quarter to a half a turn to the right or to the left and normal acceleration I get quite severe clunking from the front. Feels like the driveshafts are going to fall out.
Is this the notorious noise I should expect or is it (as I suspect) something that needs further investigation?
Thanks for your help,
Steve
When pulling away from a junction with the steering wheel about a quarter to a half a turn to the right or to the left and normal acceleration I get quite severe clunking from the front. Feels like the driveshafts are going to fall out.
Is this the notorious noise I should expect or is it (as I suspect) something that needs further investigation?
Thanks for your help,
Steve
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have you got the dccd set to the first green setting on the dash mate,as if you have it set in the orange settings then you will hear a lot of clonking going on when turning from a stand still mate,you prob no this but in case you dont have a look.
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Well it is set all the way back which displays NO green light? I have to move it slightly forward for the first green light to illuminate? Is this right? Maybe I'll try it in different positions to check.
Thanks for the answers so far. This does seem to be quite a friendly forum.
Steve
Thanks for the answers so far. This does seem to be quite a friendly forum.
Steve
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There are 5 visable lights,
Position 1 wound all the way back = no lights.
position 2 wound forward 1 notch = green light
Position 3 wound forward 2 notches = orange light
Position 4 wound forward 3 notches = 2nd orange light
Position 5 wound forward 4 notches = 3rd orange light
Position 6 wound forward 5 notches = 4th orange light with LOCK inside it.
When position 1 with nolights, you should NOT get and horible noise/bang.
Position 1 wound all the way back = no lights.
position 2 wound forward 1 notch = green light
Position 3 wound forward 2 notches = orange light
Position 4 wound forward 3 notches = 2nd orange light
Position 5 wound forward 4 notches = 3rd orange light
Position 6 wound forward 5 notches = 4th orange light with LOCK inside it.
When position 1 with nolights, you should NOT get and horible noise/bang.
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IMHO all above advice is spot-on.
If you need tech help/action call David at Welcome to the API website
He can sort you out. Could be something quite simple rather than box out, dccd off etc.
If you need tech help/action call David at Welcome to the API website
He can sort you out. Could be something quite simple rather than box out, dccd off etc.
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hi mate my 97 sti ra import does something like this also only had it like 2 months when i first got it it scaird me to drive cos i thought something was gona fall off had it up on ramps and there is nothing i can see loose or damaged i have experinced the clonk from the dccd but this is diff it happens when pulling off from junctions i think it comes from the front but 100% it only doess it once then stops it sorta sounds more like a crack than a clonk would b great if ny1 could help cheers
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There are loads of bushes under the car, i.e anti roll bar bush, suspension component bush etc, bushes are hard rubber mounts which absorb vibrations and shock waves, they can perish with age or split causing them to knock or bang under the car.
going back to the DCCD, I'm pretty sure on my type R if the DCCD is wound all the way back on mine it still displays the bottom green light on the dash?? Haven't driven it for about a week so can't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure the bottom green light is always on and I have checked that its wound right back.
going back to the DCCD, I'm pretty sure on my type R if the DCCD is wound all the way back on mine it still displays the bottom green light on the dash?? Haven't driven it for about a week so can't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure the bottom green light is always on and I have checked that its wound right back.
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Hmmm, interesting, I'll double check mine then. can anyone else confirm if it should have a grenn light when wound right back or not??
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Went for rolling road today and the guy there reckons my car has a LSD on the front diff causing the strange feel at low speeds. As for the lights there must be a difference between early and later type R dash lights.
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