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    It's a definate knock. Sounds just like a knackered ball joint or drop link. I have replaced the droplink twice in 2000 miles but looking back did not use the best quality ones. Starline I think from ECP. Picking up a TRW one today as you never know. Same with the lower ball joint so have ordered a Lemforder one. The knock is pretty much random but not on fairly smooth road surfaces just over manhole covers and bumps. Everything else you list I have changed or checked. Will give the steering test a try later today. Cheers mate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marshall1975 View Post
    It's a definate knock. Sounds just like a knackered ball joint or drop link. I have replaced the droplink twice in 2000 miles but looking back did not use the best quality ones. Starline I think from ECP. Picking up a TRW one today as you never know. Same with the lower ball joint so have ordered a Lemforder one. The knock is pretty much random but not on fairly smooth road surfaces just over manhole covers and bumps. Everything else you list I have changed or checked. Will give the steering test a try later today. Cheers mate.
    Starline, one of their current budget brands alongside Q Drive and others. It used to be OCAP, and their parts were thinner, weaker and did not last more than 14 months. Buy cheap buy twice they say. I always use TRW droplinks as they are noticeably more chunky and last many years. TRW, Lemförder, Febi, Meyle, Delphi, Moog, Swag, FAG, FAI and other major brands are ALL noticeably stronger looking than Euro Car Parts offerings. I use Auto Doc and Mister Auto (PSA Groupe) via their respective apps but as there is a delivery charge usually order all I need together so when ordering suspension parts for instance I'll order all my service parts at the same time, doubling up items if they are on a particularly good discount rate. Have plenty of family cars to fix and service so never a problem hitting free delivery levels. Delivery takes 3 to 5 working days though but that does not bother me as the savings are good.
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    A friend of mine who is a VAG specialist in Nottingham insists on only buying genuine parts from TPS for almost everything but I am a bit more pragmatic and use the company’s that make the parts for VAG such as TRW although getting their parts can be a trial. The steering rack on my Octavia decided to spit out all its bodily fluids, an exchange rack from TPS is £731.95 plus VAT (I am VAT registered) and I won’t entertain these cheap and nasty recon racks so I ordered a Bosch (they bought out the OE manufacturer ZF Lenk) exchange rack special order from Germany which without the surcharge and VAT is just under £400 and when it arrived it was a brand new old stock genuine ZF part made in 2012 with an additional Bosch sticker. Tracking down parts like this gives you OE quality for less money, cheap pattern parts are a buy it twice choice.
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    Crasher I think genuine/oem is certainly the way forward. I put the new TRW droplink on and seems slightly better but still a knocking. Its clear as day a knocking like heavy metal on heavy metal, not just a tinny knock. I have checked every bolt on the subframe including using the shims. Think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and change the other newish droplink and 2 lower ball joints to more quality parts and then go from there. Did look at the ARB bushes that were done about 2000 miles ago and they seem rock solid so would struggle to see how they would be causing any banging.
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    Shims? ARB bushes changed... they can’t. Fill me in.
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    Many issues across Passats, Golf's, and other VW cars with the subframe knocking. VW issued a fix which was 2 new subframe bolts that came with 2 shims to eliminate the knocking. Seems pretty common after doing a quick google search. Fitted new Antiroll bar bushes about 2000 miles ago so was saying cant see it being them as they are still rock solid.
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    UPDATE.

    I have now replaced the drop links again with TRW ones and the ball joints with lemforder. I have replaced the 4 rear subframe mounting bushes, all 4 rear control arms, both rear trailing arm bushes, both rear droplinks. So everything on the suspension is now new.

    I jacked the car up to check everything and no surprise everything is tight and solid with no play. I then while on axle stands used 2 jacks to load the suspension. Checked everything again and as before all tight and solid with no play anywhere. Moved the steering back and forth and smooth as a babies bum with zero noises and nothing at all felt through the steering wheel.

    And yes you guessed the knocking is still there. I am now at the point of having a completely new front and rear suspension but with a lovely knocking noise to boot.
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    I mentioned above my three microphone kit to strap under there and help track down what it is. Happy to pass on to you if you like. Needs a USB port per mic and a bit of confidence with audio software to get it working.
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    Probably find it's something silly like an object in the glove box, front / rear door bunkers or other cubby hole. Check that your spare is anchored tightly and nothing else rattling around in there. Sound has a knack of travelling.
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    I was hoping that would be the case Mitch. I stripped the car out a couple of days ago so all that was left inside was the drivers seat and then bare metal but no joy. I'm gonna pop to a local garage next week just to get a new set of ears having a listen as I think i'm losing my marbles now lol.
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