Drive trouble after hitting pot hole @ 10MPH
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Newbie
vw golf 1.5 auto gls
After hitting a pot hole with the f/n/s wheel the car has sounded horrible. the pothole was so deep the car grounded on the plate in front of the auto box & stopped dead. There is a knocking noise that matches the wheel speed. sometimes when in reverse the car will stop as if i've hit a wall. only time I've had this is when a driveshaft cv come off. cv's seem fine. I've jacked both wheels up & with the car in drive or reverse only the f/n/s wheel is powered. the o/s/f seems to coast round & can be stopped by hand. could it be the diff? never played with any gearbox before but up for the challenge.
Any ideas greatly received.
cheers in advance
Andy
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Local Hero
Once you've found out the extent of the damage, you should be able to claim off the council or whoever are responsible for maintaining the roads, a pothole deep enough to damage a car is obviously unacceptable. Worth revisiting the scene and taking some pics with a ruler in the hole, etc and recording details for a possible subsequent claim.
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Newbie
Good idea about claiming. I will do that asap.
cheers again
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Local Hero
I'd suggest driving the car forwards and backwards in tight turns, this normally reveals diff issues, I am thinking you might have cracked the casing - if so then its new gearbox time.
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
Andy
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Newbie
1st gear with full lock, no noise
I think the noise is when i get into 2nd or 3rd gear (only a 3 speed box).
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Drive trouble after hitting pot hole @ 10MPH
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