Help - Creaking/Scraping noise when turning to full lock

[matt9566]

When I was turning around to leave work today I noticed a noise that sounded like something scraping/creaking on the drivers side wheel area when I was on full lock, not when the car is moving but when I do a manoeuvre and turn the steering wheel from about 3/4 to full lock.
I have tried to replicate it and it is intermittent and doesn't always do it but it's still there. Anybody got any ideas what I could be ?

Thanks in advance
Matt

 

[Foxspeed]

more than likely swivel hub joints

 

[nutnutwelshman]

Or with mine lower ball joints

 

[Pav]

yeap above for sure..

 

[matt9566]

Thanks everyone! Is it something that needs doing urgently ? Or will the car be ok to use until I get it to the garage next week..

 

[Sean197]

It'll be fine to use for now but it will fail an MOT on excessive movement.

 

[matt9566]

It'll be fine to use for now but it will fail an MOT on excessive movement.

Thanks mate. No problem, I'll get it in the garage and see what's what next week!

 

[matt9566]

Any idea how much I'll be looking at for it sorting ?

 

[nutnutwelshman]

Any idea how much I'll be looking at for it sorting ?

About 150 per corner ish

 

[matt9566]

Had the car in to the garage this morning, turns out it's the drivers side ball joint, also there is play in the passenger one too. He's spoke to a few parts places and the only place he can find them is main dealer at £170 each I think he said.
He says that it looks a proper ballache to do and it's not something they've done on one of these cars before - he's just gone to have a talk with his other mechanic to figure out how much fitting would be.

Has anybody got a recent price for having these done ? I'm so Pi**ed off, it's the last thing I need at this time of year and I was planning on changing the car in the new year anyway.

Thanks in advance. Matt

 

[Dystant]

Has anybody got a recent price for having these done ? I'm so Pi**ed off, it's the last thing I need at this time of year and I was planning on changing the car in the new year anyway

Even if you're selling soon, new ball joints it's something you can advertise as being recently done, being a common fault with these cars I imagine it would help the sale quite a lot.

 

[Lewjew]

£170 for the part and then labour on top of that is quite pricey. I had both sides of mine done at a place in Doncaster, so fairly local, for about £300.

 

[Jimmy]

Hi Matt, I highly recommend taking your car to Bolsover Car Care, just down the M1 from you. If they still do it, they charged me £120 to do one side. Renault specialists too

 

[matt9566]

£170 for the part and then labour on top of that is quite pricey. I had both sides of mine done at a place in Doncaster, so fairly local, for about £300.

Do you remember the name of the garage by any chance ?

 

[matt9566]

Hi Matt, I highly recommend taking your car to Bolsover Car Care, just down the M1 from you. If they still do it, they charged me £120 to do one side. Renault specialists too

That doesn't sound too bad at all, I'll give them a ring and see what they say. Thanks Jimmy

 

[Jimmy]

That doesn't sound too bad at all, I'll give them a ring and see what they say. Thanks Jimmy

Tell them that you're a member of this forum and that they were recommended to you. They were really good with me and I went back again for some more work doing.

They can do it cheaper because they don't buy the whole hub assembly, just the ball joint part that's needed.

 

[Lewjew]

Do you remember the name of the garage by any chance ?

Doncaster diagnostic centre. Based 2 minutes off of the A1. I would give them and Bolsover car care a call. Both garages have a lot of good reviews so you cant go wrong if you went to either one of those

 

[Jimmy]

Doncaster diagnostic centre. Based 2 minutes off of the A1. I would give them and Bolsover car care a call. Both garages have a lot of good reviews so you cant go wrong if you went to either one of those

IIRC, DDC were a member/trader on here not so long ago.

 

[matt9566]

@Lewjew @Jimmy I will try give them both a ring this week and see what they say, I have heard good things from both of them so I'm sure i'll be in good hands.
Thanks again for your help, really appreciated!

 

[Jimmy]

Yeah I think you'll do well with either garage, I've heard good things about both.
Happy to help, good luck with it all. Let us know how you get on