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Jonah
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Hi all,
My girlfriend's Bravo has just developed a strange noise from somewhere up front. It's a rapid knocking noise that occurs whenever decelerating i.e. foot off throttle, even with the clutch down. Braking makes no difference to the sound. The speed of the knocking varies with road speed not engine speed so it's definitely something in the drivetrain. The noise stops completely as soon as you give it any throttle.
I would guess that it's a CV joint, but the strange things about it are:
1. It started completely abruptly without warning, when being driven gently in town, and hasn't got any quieter or louder (I don't think) since.
2. It doesn't seem to get any louder when cornering.
I can't feel any play in the wheel bearings so I don't think it's that.
Has anyone else had this problem, or have any ideas what it might be? It wouldn't be the gearbox or diff... would it??? Is there a common problem with these on the Bravo?
It's a '99 Bravo 80SX by the way.
Thanks for any help,
Jonah
My girlfriend's Bravo has just developed a strange noise from somewhere up front. It's a rapid knocking noise that occurs whenever decelerating i.e. foot off throttle, even with the clutch down. Braking makes no difference to the sound. The speed of the knocking varies with road speed not engine speed so it's definitely something in the drivetrain. The noise stops completely as soon as you give it any throttle.
I would guess that it's a CV joint, but the strange things about it are:
1. It started completely abruptly without warning, when being driven gently in town, and hasn't got any quieter or louder (I don't think) since.
2. It doesn't seem to get any louder when cornering.
I can't feel any play in the wheel bearings so I don't think it's that.
Has anyone else had this problem, or have any ideas what it might be? It wouldn't be the gearbox or diff... would it??? Is there a common problem with these on the Bravo?
It's a '99 Bravo 80SX by the way.
Thanks for any help,
Jonah