Thread: Help with knocking on front end supra96
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:22 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by dini_the_owl
hi,
just wondered if anyone had experienced any knocking issues on the supra front end when braking to a stop and pulling away again,i even get it when i reverse then brake and then when i pull off,i can also hear a similar knock when i make sharp turns.its getting really annoying and can oly assume it could be coming from the steering rack or front swaybar as it dosent seem to come from anywhere i can pin point like a loose shocker or caliper,evrything seems tight but i think it could be a bush or something gone....?any ideas would be appreciative.
thanks andy
If it isn't a loose control arm (often alignment shops won't retighten them to the correct torque), then it's probably the motor mount(s):
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/fro...ise/index.html
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