strange knocking

[kbogach]

I tried to rock it and it did not move. Frankly speaking I am not sure now
that merely hand-rocking could find bad tie rod (but it worked on russian
cars). Will it?

Konstantin.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com>
To: kbogach <kbogach at home.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: strange knocking


> Loose tie rod end?
>
>
> At 11:05 PM 03/17/2001 -0500, kbogach wrote:
>
> >Hi listers.
> >
> >I hear a knocking, like something dangling hit a body in the area
driver's
> >foot well, when I start moving on 1st gear, shifting on 2nd or make
turns.
> >One or two hits when I make turn, one when I shift on 1st or 2nd gear.
After
> >examination I found that transmission left mount is ripped (one leaf of 4
is
> >ripped). Nothing else suspisious. But I can not imagine that it could
cause
> >that knocking. If tranny moves so much that it hit the metal then I would
> >expect to see all leaves of the mount ripped. I could not replace it
today
> >cause the nut turned to be rounded. Could it be the cause or not? What
else
> >can cause something like this?
> >Engine mount are good.
> >???????????????
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Konstantin Bogach.
> >200tq '89
> >200tqw '89
> >
> >
> >
>