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Had a different mechanic friend look over the car and he thinks it's the springs in the clutch are loose and on take up it rattles around,
Thanks all for the help, shame it wasn't a quick fix but atleast I have enough knowledge when selling to let others know whats going on with the car.
Ok Thanks,
Well the mechanic said all the mounts were fine and replaced 2 that looked slightly worn,
The drive shaft has been replaced which has helped but not cured it, is there any special things to look out for when fitting the driveshafts ?
When he had the drive shaft out he looked at the...
Fitted new mounts for the Dog bone and under the battery mount but no improvement :/ anyone else have any ideas what this could be ?
Could it be deeper such as clutch or Gearbox ?
Ah ok, so when tightening it up how do I pull it forward closer to the front of the engine to stop the banging noise ?
Found this guide:
So I don't have to worry about doing anything to the black bar nearer the engine ?
The bush that connects to the dogleg to the straight adjuster is split and not great, can't get the bigger bolt off the dog leg so unsure but doesn't look amazing in there,
Also how do you tighten the adjuster up ?
Don't think the gear stick moves much on or off throttle,
I'll will try and get a video of it as its most noticeable when pulling away a little bit faster or of at higher revs then pulling away it judders and knocks (sounds like the front is loose knocking noise but not a 'grinding' noise)
Hi all,
Clio sport 172 53'
Car has developed a knocking / juddering noise and feeling when pulling away at a slightly faster pace and if putting your foot down whilst driving.
Mechanic has looked at the car and all engine mounts seem solid and he can't see anything obvious.
Nothing seems to be...