knocking O/S/R wheel

[Ricky]

I have got a knocking from the offside rear wheel, mainly does it when i'm turning right so when the least amount of weight is on it. There is no play in the wheel, well not whilst it's on the floor. The noise get's a lot quieter when touching the brakes. It's a constant noise, ie. it happens on each rotation of the wheel.

I know the best thing to do right now is to jack it up and have a poke around, but the weather is AWFUL and i'm fed up of getting soaked whilst working on it at the minute! So for now just seeing if anyone has any rough idea of what it could be or had the same thing happen etc etc.

It's really annoying and quite loud aswell. Thought it could be a knackered bearing but can't imagine touching the brakes would stop the noise.

[DarkInferno]

If your mechanic can find drop links on a rear wheel he's looking at the wrong car.

Tell him to check his specs and look at the 306.

*grin*

On a more on topic note, pick it up and feel for play with it in air, that'll let you know the state of the wheel bearing,

If no dice, pop the wheel off and have a look if the wheel has been scrubbing the wheel arch liner, if so it might well be your trailing arm bearing.

Knocking can also be subframe mounts. Have a look at them see what state they are in and check for play.

[Ricky]

It's on solid mounts, the beam has just been rebuilt and there is no play whatsoever in the wheel. Starting to think that the sound is travelling and could be O/S driveshaft.

I might just change both rear hubs and bearings anyway because they look knackered and covered in rust.

[Ricky]

Well I jacked up and checked each wheel, also turned the steering to the right as that's when it knocks and everything seems fine This is going to be a pain

[Toms306]

Something in the boot? Maybe the wheel bar or jack come lose?

[Ricky]

It wouldn't knock with each rotation of the wheel though. But no my car is completely empty.

[Toms306]

Ah sorry, skim read.

I thought my boot was empty as well but had annoying knock. It was the wheel bar clip had broken so the bar was knocking the inside of the boot lol.

Also got another interesting knock which sounds terrible, honestly thought the beam mounts had foiled...truned out to be the exhaust hitting the bumper lol.

[Jonny81191]

have you checked the caliper's not come loose?

[Seb_Ryan]

Or passenger side drive shaft? Could be travelling sound.. If it's when you turn right 99% it will be the left side of the car.

[Ricky]

Right so i've spent the last hour taking each wheel off, checked everything was as tight as it should be, checked for play in the driveshafts of which the O/S had none and the N/S had the tiniest amount of movement. Took the brakes off to listen to each of the wheel bearings and they are all quiet and perfectly smooth. Also checked the bolts on the ream beam mounts and they are all as they should be.

I think i'm just going to replace both driveshafts and see what happens. I think the bearing on the O/S is going anyway because I can feel vibration through the pedals which gets worse with road speed not engine speed.