i have a knocking/banging under my car. it comes from around the front footwell, if i am in the passenger seat the knock is felt more on my right foot than my left. it can be felt from the drivers seat but not as much as your feet are on the pedals. so its central i think. it only happens on de-acceleration. it can be heard as well.

anyone?

when my clutch was changed the gearbox bolts were a problem from what i can remember and dowels were used when it was put back. i was wondering if it could be the gearbox and a dowel has come out

on a brighter note i have just assisted in changing my front brake discs, i did the nearside one all on my own

also i had bought a new clutch cable and when i took the air filter cover of the problem was obvious, the nuts on the top of the cable were very loose. no new cable needed, now my clutch is like new again

 

Could just be the exhaust knocking matey? I wouldn't start to panic untill I'd checked the simple things first..
dave

 

i think you got some goblins hiding under there

 

ive been under the car and everything feels sound, the only thing that wasnt was the drive shaft, it had a bit of movement, but it cant be that

 

more likely to be trolls

 

Hi sarasquares

Id have to agree with dave..
If you clutch cable bolts were loose, it might be time to check the rest, esp, mountings etc, might have been a hurried job that was done on your scoob, ie gear box/clutch...?

 

when i had the clutch changed it was done by a friend and when the car came back there was a massive clonking under my feet, the gear box was loose. it is a similar noise now but not as loud. i spose the dowels might not be very secure. so its possibly engine mounts or gearbox then?

i hope thats all it is

 

Be careful the knock might be coming from the front of the Diff. Check the oil in the diff where the drive shaft enters just in case. Look for some fresh oil around the area. It might also be the back of the manifold. I would get it checked mate.

 

ooooooh a brand new newbie, welcome to SN unless you are an old user with a new name

i am going to book the car into a garage for Monday i think

 

Yeah im a newbie! What sort of scooby's have people got like?

 

Yes Sara, well it would be my first port of call, either that or to your ex friend...i hope.

start to worry when the obvious things, mounts, dowels etc have been checked.. Good luck and a get well card is in the post from my car

 

So wots in your bonnet? Sara

 

your an oldie


ex friend is about right

if you want to send my car a pressie as well i need some STI rear lights please

 

fiberglass is in my bonnet

its going to take me a while to work out who you are

i dont give personal info to strangers

 

wont and cant be the dowels.

Check the engine steady brace under the intercooler.
Always a favourite

Andy

 

why wont and cant be the dowels?

i have a picture in my head of wooden dowels you get from MFI

 

Honest im new. Ive only had my scooby 2 months.

 

post some pics up then, your supposed to do that if you are new

mine is yello but i think you know that

you also need to post a pic of yourself next to your car, and you have to have a loaf on your head so we know you are genuine

 

If the dowels are loose then the whole gearbox would be falling out.

PMSL the dowels are just like mfi ones that hold your flat pack together, only made of steel and not wood.
There are two of them, one on either side of the gearbox, just to help locate it before bolting it up. If the bolts are tight, the dowels cannot be loose.


Andy

 

this is getting very technical now, moff to the garage next week

has the newbie gone to take some pics?

 

lol... pmsl tho... is your scoob as quick as you?????

 

i was on the understanding that there wasnt any bolts because they were knackered and dowels were used instead, can this be right?

maybe i got that wrong

 

i wish

 

The gearbox is held on by bolts not dowels.
The dowels are only for location.


You got it wrong

Andy

 

thats a first

i may have not listened properly in the first place. i thought i had dowels instead of bolts

 

hi sarasquare

I wouldnt be too worried my classic knocks and bangs all the time, in fact im sure various bit's have fallen off now and again, if your worried take it to an expert, welcome to the Nuthouse by the way !

 

but mine didnt always knock, its only since i had a new clutch fitted

this isnt the nut house, muppets is

 

did they use PVA glue on the dowels

 

is PVA wood glue?

super glue i think

 

I think this threads going a bit Pete Tong.

Anyway... check the main engine stay bar at the top of the gearbox under the intercooler.

Andy