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southy00
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no idea what it is or what is happening, but there is a major clunking noise coming from the drivers side. now the steering rack is old and needs replacement but im not 100% convinced its that. nothing seems to be loose or broken (that i can see) it happens during driving and taking off but once it hits 80km no noise what so ever :S

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CV's possibly. Does it get worse when turning?

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Seat belt hanging out the door? :lol:
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Engine steady, maybe :idea: . Does it make the same noise if you lift your foot off the throttle and push it back down again ?
Is the noise constant whilst driving, or turning ?, or is i only there when you do certain things ? Could be a number of possible things .
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Doesn't happen when I turn but it does happen when I lift or put down the throttle

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Look at the basics
bearings
ball joints
bushes incl engine steady and moujnts
undo the ball joints and check the upper arm as bearing wear will do this as well.

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It could be the steering rack-
If the rack bush is worn, the LH side can clunk.
If the 2 belleville (`wave') washers are broken the RH side can clunk, but if it's this there will also be slack in the steering.

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I'm thinking rubber universals (that's if there's any cars left with them)
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Suspension knuckle. Check plastic bowl is in place and that the knuckle isn't sitting out at an angle.

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cheers for the help will b looking at it this weekend hopefully. and yes there is a bit of slack in the steering!

cheers guys

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Morris 1100 wrote:
Seat belt hanging out the door? :lol:


I almost wizzed my pants, not that it has happened to me and thinking something bad has happened before :oops: :lol:
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haha nah not the seatbelt, its definatly the steering rack. it is completely rooted! so new one is needed!

on a much better note, after yrs the mini is finally up and running!

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Doc wins again :) .
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goodie wrote:
Doc wins again :) .
:P

If you buy one of those supposedly `new improved!' :? racks and it sh!ts itself inside 12 months, take the bastard back to the supplier and complain!
They don't make `em like (or where) they used to.

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