Wishbone Mounting Nut Torque Urgent

[White_SaxoVTR]

Finally got the Saxo on the road but have a very annoying constant knocking over every slight bump in the road.

My brother replaced the wishbone on the drivers side and did not torque up the nuts so wondering if this is the likely cause?

Going to tighten them this afternoon and wondering if anyone has the settings asap?

Would appreciate any help.

Thank you.

[boony]

If the wishbone is tight it won't be that , bottom ball joint , dropping and drive shaft are these all ok .

[White_SaxoVTR]

It's had brand new wishbones (assume with ball joints), new drop links and I think outer cv boot.

Wondering if it's the driveshaft?

Noise can be heard if rocking the car whilst parked hard.

Thanks

[LSOfreak]

pull up the carpet and check the 2 wishbone bolts are tight

[White_SaxoVTR]

Originally Posted by LSOfreak

pull up the carpet and check the 2 wishbone bolts are tight

Yeah torqued them both up yesterday but noise still present.

Really noticeable when on even a slightly bumpy road - the knocking noise is constant. Also can hear the sound when rocking the car hard.

I have a suspicion that the outer c.v boot is dead on the outside, felt it earlier and the boot looked ok but felt empty inside!

[White_SaxoVTR]

Sorry meant CV joint, not boot!

[corey-b]

double check he tightend everything up mate... and the setting is 250nm.. dont really matter aslong as its REALLY tight lol

[White_SaxoVTR]

Still think its something lower down, got the other half to rock the car earlier whilst stationary and noise is present, sounds like a driveshaft clunk (i think) so imagine the CV joint is dry (the boot feels empty!).

If it is the driveshaft can this be saved with grease or worth replacing with a new / recon shaft?

Thanks for the reply.

[White_SaxoVTR]

Also checked MOT work and only the passenger side CV boot was replaced, not the drivers side, the side making the noise!