306 clunky noises

Hi there

Everytime I turn any corner my 306 XND L-reg makes loud clunky
grinding type noises.

Other wise it goes like a peach and has just had a new drive shaft
fitted ( noises were there before this was fitted).

What is this and how painfully expensive will it be to fix?

Many thanks

 

Grinding noise could be wheel bearings, the clunky sound.... - Don't know.

Could be those funny drop-link things that 306's have.

Andy

 

Check the anti-roll bar rubber bushes, behind the engine. These can cause a
knock over bumps if worn.

 

Return it to the mecahnic/garage that changed the drive shaft and ask
what is wrong - it may be related to the work he/they did.


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Cheers

Peter

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Hi there

Thanks for your advice. I’m taking the car back to the garage on
Monday. Alarm bells should have started ringing earlier as when I
picked it up last time the drive shaft fell off as they fitted the
wrong one.

The joys!

Ta muchly

Mrs Bob

 

Maybe when you get this resolved, try another garage ?

Andy

 

it sounds like a falty drive shaft to me

 

But before trying another garage, ask 1 question of yourself....
DID YOU ASK THEM TO FIX IT (OR EVEN TELL YOU WHAT IT IS)?

If you didn't it might be worth going back and asking them how much.
If you did and they said you needed a new drive shaft to fix it then
complain.

But the description does sound like it could be the universal joint of the
driveshaft (maybe the other one).
Try driving slowly on full lock , if it is the joint it should be rather
loud when at maximum lock

 

Thanks for the comments

I took it back to the garage, who said the driver’s side drive shaft
"boot" (the rubber seal around a joint) had burst and caused the
joint to dry out. They said it might be possible to replace the boot
and fix it, otherwise it means a new drive shaft (it was the passenger
side we had replaced.)

They also said the steering mounts (?) were loose and needed fixing,
but I’m not sure if this is connected to the noise.

Slowly moving while turning full-lock towards the passenger side makes
a loud noise. So, it does sound like the joint, but I’m surprised its
on the driver’s side when the noise seems to be coming from the
passenger side.

Back to the garage at lunchtime, methinks!

ta

b