W reg VW Golf 1.4 "E" (MK4) Hi all, My car has developed something strange... ALWAYS 1st thing in the morning, when I drive the car away from our driveway, it would make a "banging" noise, metal on metal and then soon after that, it stopped. When the car has 'warmed up' it no longer makes any noise when stopped at a traffic, setting off, etc. But after parking up, for example at a supermarket for food shopping for an hour, the noise would return but soon disappears. I am at to loss to what is causing this and it's annoying me pretty much!! My wife stood outside to 'listen' and she think it's coming from the rear tyres. I had a look at the wheel's nuts and all of them are tightened up OK. Brake discs & pads looks OK to me. What else can I look? Or does anyone know what causes this? Thanks all!
A 1.4 would have drums on the back wouldn't it? (my dad's 1.6i Octavia does) Sounds like a sticky brake shoe. worth whipping the drums off and making sure all the springs etc are ok and nothing has seized inside the mech.
Could be a sticky caliper then. Both of mine on my Mk4 ended up seizing, and both were replaced. And I was getting this metal clunking noise from mine too beforehand.
Decided to risk it and took my car to be MOT'ed today - passed but with one advisory. "Nearside inner front lower suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement [2.4.G.2]" To me, that does make sense as I think it's related... would others agree as well? The arm looks OK to me so I think it might be better just to change the rubber bushes.
just sounds like he's covering him self if you ask me as the front can be like that for years it's the rear bush on the front wishbone that tends to go's i have a picture of one thats broke up if you are changing the wishbone bush's i'd fit r32/tt rear bushs or polly ones
If it's coming from the rear, it does sound like brakes, mot only test brake efficiency and pad thickness, they would not pick up a dodgy calliper. Usually brakes cling on when wet. if you park the car one night and leave it in gear with wheels chocked so it can't move but don't apply the handbrake. When you drive it in the morning if the noise is gone it's the pads sticking to the disc, if it's still there it's not the brakes and you can move on to the next thing to check. Hope this helps. Btw, if the bush is an advisory, it shouldn't cause an issue, most bushes wont knock until badly split and therefore showing excessive movement.
aye the hand brake sticking on is common i would try winding the piston back in the one on my 4motion was solid
Looks like I forgot to update this post. Turns out to be something simple... the rear exhaust back box!!! When cold, it was moving up & down so much, it was hitting the underpan. But once warmed up, with the engine smoothed out, it stopped the banging noise. At least it's now resolved.
