wishbone1408
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Hi to all
I purchased a panda 4x4 1.2 on a 2007 plate about 7 months ago. Upon collection the seller gave me an invoice stating the car had recently had 2 new front shockers
replaced, I looked underneath and there were 2 new shiny shocks. I then drove 120 mile down the motorway and everything seemed fine until I got closer to home
on local roads, I noticed a loud bang from the front when going over speed bumps and potholes, the noise is so loud I almost jump out of my seat.
The following day I drove over speed bumps on each wheel independently and the problem is certainly on both sides. the noise does not occur when the front wheels hit a speed bump, its when the front wheels leave the speed bump, if that makes sense, in other words the loud bang occurs when the shockers are retracting but not whilst compressing.
I had it checked out at a garage and they could not find anything wrong, ball joints, track rod ends, drop links, and bottom arms were all Good.
A few months later I took it to a different garage as the mot was dew and explained the problem. when I went back to collect, the mechanic said my car had passed its test and could not identify the problem, but he did say he suspects the new shockers that were replaced prior to me buying the car maybe the wrong type, but he was not sure, which leaves me a bit stuck as if I buy new shocks it might not cure the problem. According to the invoice the shocks are NEOX GAS SHOCKS, any Good advice on this would
be greatly appreciated, thanks, John
I purchased a panda 4x4 1.2 on a 2007 plate about 7 months ago. Upon collection the seller gave me an invoice stating the car had recently had 2 new front shockers
replaced, I looked underneath and there were 2 new shiny shocks. I then drove 120 mile down the motorway and everything seemed fine until I got closer to home
on local roads, I noticed a loud bang from the front when going over speed bumps and potholes, the noise is so loud I almost jump out of my seat.
The following day I drove over speed bumps on each wheel independently and the problem is certainly on both sides. the noise does not occur when the front wheels hit a speed bump, its when the front wheels leave the speed bump, if that makes sense, in other words the loud bang occurs when the shockers are retracting but not whilst compressing.
I had it checked out at a garage and they could not find anything wrong, ball joints, track rod ends, drop links, and bottom arms were all Good.
A few months later I took it to a different garage as the mot was dew and explained the problem. when I went back to collect, the mechanic said my car had passed its test and could not identify the problem, but he did say he suspects the new shockers that were replaced prior to me buying the car maybe the wrong type, but he was not sure, which leaves me a bit stuck as if I buy new shocks it might not cure the problem. According to the invoice the shocks are NEOX GAS SHOCKS, any Good advice on this would
be greatly appreciated, thanks, John