Easiest way to check. Drive till warm and clonking starts. Send passenger to back of car to lie on the floor. You jump on the will (carefully) and they listen for clonk. Done.
Knocking Noise From The Rear
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WindyStig
, Jul 18 2013 11:49 AM
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Posted 19 July 2013 - 09:22 AM
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Posted 19 July 2013 - 10:39 AM
My vx has also developed a knocking noise. Hard to hear where it's coming from but is there from cold.....
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Posted 19 July 2013 - 12:09 PM
A really fcuked toe link or a shock problem
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Posted 21 July 2013 - 06:22 PM
Autovaux say the oem toe links have been on back order for years. The Spitfire kit seems to be no longer available. Does anyone have long term experience of the available upgrades? It would be a shame to replace it for something costing £100s instead of £10s for it to only last a few miles or track xays before failing.
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Posted 21 July 2013 - 10:51 PM
Might be asking a bit much here, but this is a video of the noise mine makes after getting warmed up:
http://img38.imagesh...biinvchzezu.mp4
Haven't had a chance to take a closer look at it. Does anyone know if it sounds like the toe link?
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Posted 30 July 2013 - 08:58 AM
Had this looked at and turned out to be nothing. Everything at the rear end solid except for a heat shield that had come a little loose. They tightened it up and now it's fine. cost me a tenner for their time. 
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Posted 30 July 2013 - 09:14 AM
Nice one, that's the problem with trying to diagnose faults by remote. It should have been the toe linkHad this looked at and turned out to be nothing. Everything at the rear end solid except for a heat shield that had come a little loose. They tightened it up and now it's fine. cost me a tenner for their time.
Heat shields normally rattle and not knock. Cheap fix anyway.
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Posted 30 July 2013 - 09:21 AM
I love how different people describe noises,
Last night one of the reception girls said here front left wheel was making a rumbling noise, I took it up the road and it was a stuck brake squeaking.
An ex of mine also once described a loose fan belt as a growling sound lol
Edited by 2deano5, 30 July 2013 - 09:21 AM.
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