Happy new year to all from the land of warm weather cold beer and BBQs.
I have a knocking sound and feel in the car which I have traced to one of the front shocks on my 1974 2.0
Have had it for some time but have only just found the source. The front shocks are new so it seems strange. When the car is on a hoist with the wheels freely hanging I can put upward pressure on the wheel and see and feel play, I can feel the play when holding the top support bracket on the top of the guard, I can see the play when looking above the wheel and can see the strut shaft as it goes into the protective tube has slight amount of movement, there is no visible sign of movement when looking at the top support bracket area above the guard, its only a small amount but when driving around the smallest bump in the road sends a thud thru the front of the car.
Just wondering if anyone here knows of any reason for this to happen (maybe a washer missed during assembly?) as the struts - as mentioned above - are new.
Thanks for any help.
Steve