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  1. 24th March 2017, 04:19 PM #1
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    Steering Knock

    This one is really getting to me!! I have a slight knock on my steering, when I turn to the right once I've turned the wheel through 90 degrees I get a knock. It's just about audible but I can definitely feel it through the wheel. When I turn the steering back it knocks just before I get to straight ahead.

    Now here's the frustrating part, I cannot recreate is when not moving. I've tried wheels on & wheels off, jacked up and on the floor, one wheel up and one down, the other wheel up and one down. It only does it whilst I'm moving and only when I'm moving over 10kph.

    I've had a bar on just about everything looking for some play but nothing.

    Please give me some ideas
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  2. 24th March 2017, 08:39 PM #2
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    Have a read through these links a quick search brought up:

    Land Rover Workshop Manuals > Discovery II (LT) V8-4.0L (2002) > Steering and Suspension > Suspension > Cross-Member > Component Information > Technical Service Bulletins > Customer Interest for Cross-Member: > TEC761303 > May > 03 > Body/Frame - Knocking/Creaking Noise on Turns

    Noise when steering? what to grease? - Page 2 - Land Rover Forums - Land Rover Enthusiast Forum

    It was initially a tricky noise to trace when the cars were newish but several dozen were done in my time at the dealership.
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  3. 25th March 2017, 10:29 AM #3
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    Having spoken to a few people and checked some more it looks like the bush on the ACE actuator which connects to the short arm may be worn, the bolt that goes through it doesn't look to be sitting square to the short arm/ actuator.

    I've ordered a new one and will replace when it comes, fingers crossed.
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  4. 25th March 2017, 10:46 AM #4
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    A customer with a D2a turned up a couple of months ago with a very similar noise, turned out to be the body to chassis mounting bolt at the LH side of the firewall. Tightened it up around a 3/4 turn and the noise was gone. I located the noise by opening the passenger door, standing in the door opening and vigorously rocking the car. Got my customer to do the same thing, put my hand on the mounting and felt the clunk.
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  5. 26th March 2017, 07:34 PM #5
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    Remove steering damper and go for a drive. An easy and cheap part to eliminate. I've had one show symptoms as you describe.
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    Thanks for the replies guys. Turns out it was the bush in the short arm/ ACE actuator.
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