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    Help! Front end knock

    Hi guys, story goes like this. I bought my mk3 and carried out some usual maintainence, as well as adding in a set of JOM coil overs. Car has run great up until a few weeks ago.
    I did a tyre rotate, fully balanced them myself in the workshop. All spun up perfect. Started to notice a slight knocking from under the front passenger feet when turning right afterwards. As the weeks have gone by the noise got worse, originally it needed to be under engine load but now it does it with or without power down.
    Swapped the tyres back, checked the balance, still perfect. Noise is still there, still getting worse. It's gotten to the point that a bit of right lock will set it off. Asked a few people, general consensus is LH outer cv joint has given up the ghost. No probs, ordered a new one, fitted it this afternoon. Checked wheel bearing, tyre shape, wheel for buckles, quick eye over the bushes, all seems fine. Drove home, noise still there, still getting worse.
    Has anyone else experienced this? If so, any suggestions to fix it? I really need this noise gone as I'm losing faith in the old girl. Have had to withdraw it from sale
    Any help is welcomed, cheers guys, David.
    '77 Golf mk1 GLS - ground up resto - Sold
    '97 Golf mk3 GL Wolfsburg Edition - JOMs, daily driver - Sold
    MY17 Golf GTI 40 Years Edition - DSG
    2010 GSX-R 750 - Daily rider

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    If everything on the bottem looks alright maybe, shock top mount? Or engine mounts?
    Something new

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    Sorted, traced to some overzealous negative camber, set by the wheel aligner, not quite sure why he had it set to its max neg camber but oh well.
    '77 Golf mk1 GLS - ground up resto - Sold
    '97 Golf mk3 GL Wolfsburg Edition - JOMs, daily driver - Sold
    MY17 Golf GTI 40 Years Edition - DSG
    2010 GSX-R 750 - Daily rider

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