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My Bora is AWD but predominantly FWD until shit gets real.

Over the last few months, theres been noises coming from front drivers wheel when turning at low speed.

I don't think this is a CV joint!

I've heard a million CV joints go and this sounds and behaves a little differently. While a blown CV makes a bit of a 'click' noise, this sounds like a 'boing' noise. If you were to pull the sway bar away from the chassis and let it go, it would 'boing' (or bounce) against the chassis - thats what this sounds like. Also, this morning I had the car on lock and reversing and there was less noise (as opposed to more if a CV is gone).

I either can't hear it, or its not there are higher speeds (10/15kph+.) 

It also doesn't seem to happen on all surfaces, its really bad in the polished concrete car park at work, but less so on the pavers at home but maybe this is simply due to a lack of traction.

Does this sound like anything in particular? What should I be looking at if I jack it up? Or maybe I use ramps so the suspension is compressed? 

Thanks in advance.

C

11 minutes ago, hardsteppa said:

Well i have found a tiny amount of looseness in a swaybar link nut will make a hell of a racket so maybe is just it "slipping" when under load?

Yeah might be. I guess I need to get under and have a prod/poke at things. I was hoping my explanation would have an 'Ohhh THAT sound! Thats definitely a ... ' response from somebody.

Thanks @hardsteppa.

Check that your front shock top nut is tight and your top mounting bush isn't worn.  If you have any play in the shock spindle when you wriggle it then your up for new rubber/nolethene bushes.

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