ReadySteady98
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Road legal slickswhat tyres
Looks like road legal slicks

So he’s done a bad job then?
Road legal slickswhat tyres
Looks like road legal slicks
I was talking about the front but itRoad legal slicks, the rear 2 are con
So he’s done a bad job then?
I was talking about the front but it
not a great angle
Also couldn’t work out what’s going on here. Almost looks like the shock isn’t connected
Could just be the angles of the photo though
The corrosion does need a closer lookView attachment 417684
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I feel the need to say that, as the OP is probably only about an hour or so away from me, I should be offering my help with this. Unfortunately, now in my mid 70s I'm just not up to tackling much more than a quick oil change or swapping out a punctured wheel on one of my boy's cars during the cold winter months. I do think the best course of action here is for the car to be attended to by a workshop where stuff like an oxy-acetylene torch and personnel with in depth experience will probably have this "done" in minutes. They could probably knock up a new support bracket while about it - I agree with jrk above that this needs to be done soon to avoid much greater expense later.
Further forward of where the exhaust is fitted so not part of the same job. Although if it was me I would have pointed it out to you while it was on the rampSo I need a support bracket for my exhaust then? And should this have been installed ?
The one on the manifold is secured with rather small and very prone to corrode bolts. Chances are at least some of yours will have sheared off, leaving a broken stud in situ, so fitting a replacement manifold heat shield could prove problematic, even if you could source one.regarding the heat shields
I can’t visualise this bit at the back
Yes, I've been puzzling about it too, doesn't look very like a shocker though/ even if the bottom eye has broken off. Then I thought, top of the picture, that rounded metal bit, that's got to be the back end of the box section? Then I realized there's a whole plastic cover missing isn't there? I remember having to remove them, both sides, to get at the front tube nuts for the flex hoses. I suppose maybe not all models have these covers though? Anyway, I just had to go out and, with her kind permission, photograph Becky's nether regions. Here we are looking aft under the driver's side sill:
Oh dear. and so the story develops?I’ll take clearer pictures of the bottom tomorrow, however what I have notified in the last 2 days is the car has developed a knocking noise whenever turning the steering wheel. I notice this mostly when driving on snow / ice. Anyone know what this could be?
Oh dear. and so the story develops?
That’s what I thought but didn’t want to sayMore disturbingly, the bits circled in red are, I think, the suspension arm itself which looks like it's broken free from the spring pan? I'd have to see a better resolved picture before confirming that diagnosis though. If this is so then I fear the exhaust brackets are the least of this chap's problems.
FrontI’ll take clearer pictures of the bottom tomorrow, however what I have notified in the last 2 days is the car has developed a knocking noise whenever turning the steering wheel. I notice this mostly when driving on snow / ice. Anyone know what this could be?
Front
Back
Heavy thud
Light tapping
Lots of things cause noise
Let’s have a closer look at the rear and see which way to go first
It’s more of a knocking noise, not too loud but definitely noticeable. Only happens when I turns my steering wheel.
Front or rearAlso only happens at low speeds, like when I’m trying to turn the wheels to move off or park up.