[Paulyrow]

Originally Posted by mcs

I would have a look at the sway bar links.

I noticed massive decreases in clunking after changing these shortly after I changed the upper control arms.

Unfortunately, the knocking came back so I was gearing up to check the struts. Until i looked under the car and found the sway bar link bolt in the bar had sheared off. Removing the sway bar completely (until the new one comes from germany) and taking the car for a drive eliminated all suspension noise on my car.

Mike

Thanks again for your suggestions. The sway (anti-roll bar) has been taken off completely and road tested and the knocking was still there. The car is being MOT’d on Tuesday 20th and having driven the car a few times since I started this post I am coming to the conclusion that it is predominantly the nearside front strut that is the source.

I am very likely going to invest in a front pair of struts as apart from this fault the car is excellent.

I have had D2’s previously, the best being a 3.7 quattro and although a D4 is an attractive proposition they do not look to me somehow as sleek and poised as their predecessors.

I will update the post in the next few weeks, thanks