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Reversing noise focus mk2 EU fwd 1.6 tdci


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Fuscus
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May 25, 2022, 4:16 PM

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  post locked   Reversing noise focus mk2 EU fwd 1.6 tdci  

I made some repairs on the front end last year and I got this clunk when I was done. I checked every bolt, wiggled everything with a crowbar. Somebody suggested changing the steering rack after he went for the gearbox and flywheel on his same model car but I wiggled the tie rods and couldn't find such massive play. Yesterday when I was under it changing one of the tie rods I didn't even have to hold the rack to tighten the tie rod, it didn't have any kind of play. Right now I'm concerned about the ball joints I replaced being smaller 18mm vs 21mm but I think I would've noticed such misfitment when I installed them. The brake pads, discs, and caliper brackets I already eliminated. The CV joints I don't know, they didn't pop out or anything weird while they were not connected. The arms bushings are not the greatest but why don't they sound everytime then? This happens when I start reversing. If I stop and continue it's not there anymore. I literally don't know. Last year when it was fresh it was clunking when I was going forward too, from reversing.
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Hammer Time
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May 25, 2022, 4:47 PM

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Can you get this noise without the car moving, just shifting back and forth from forward to reverse?

Did you get the axle nut tightened down to around 275 ftlbs?



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Fuscus
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May 25, 2022, 5:54 PM

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I'd have to use another car to yank it with a rope, if it goes slow, either method, it's not clunking. It happens when I'm reversing on a downhill slope or I clutch it harder.
The axle nuts I tightened at the recommended torque. They're bolts actually and they went for 45Nm and 90 degrees.

Edit: Sorry I misunderstood your suggestion. No, by shifting the gear lever it doesn't do anything.


(This post was edited by Fuscus on May 25, 2022, 5:57 PM)


Hammer Time
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May 25, 2022, 5:57 PM

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No, if you made front end repairs you probably removed the axle nut. That requires 275 ftlbs.
If it's not tight the spline will make a snapping noise.


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Edit: Sorry I misunderstood your suggestion. No, by shifting the gear lever it doesn't do anything.


I was assuming this was an automatic trans. If it's a stick you have to get creative to put pressure on it.



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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on May 25, 2022, 5:59 PM)


Fuscus
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May 25, 2022, 6:01 PM

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The axle nut is a bolt on this EU variant. I pulled on the driveshafts they're in there good.


(This post was edited by Fuscus on May 25, 2022, 6:03 PM)


Hammer Time
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May 25, 2022, 6:04 PM

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OK, we don't have this car in the US so we won't be able to help you.



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Fuscus
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May 25, 2022, 6:08 PM

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OK, we don't have this car in the US so we won't be able to help you.

Alright, I asked around on a UK forum but nobody knows.


Hammer Time
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May 25, 2022, 6:10 PM

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Yeah, it won't much matter. You won't listen anyway.



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