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Wheel locking clunk

Postby JBT » Wed May 20, 2009 7:50 pm

The MX-5 is not FWD and does not have front CV joints. Maybe your steering rack is loose/broken or you have a ball joint loose/broken or some other serious issue with the steering.
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Wheel locking clunk

Postby NMX516 » Wed May 20, 2009 8:30 pm

The wheels might not be rubbing against the body work, but could be touching either suspension components or "chassis rail" if larger than standard wheels are fitted.
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Wheel locking clunk

Postby Garry » Wed May 20, 2009 9:41 pm

My car used to make a horrible squeak on full lock. It turned out that the stone shield around the brake rotor had bent somehow and was rubbing on the lower control arm on full lock.
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Wheel locking clunk

Postby Charlie Brown » Thu May 21, 2009 9:36 am

I can answer this one easily.

Wheel Bearing.

Hellmun had the same problem a couple of weeks ago at Wakefield.
Luckily Russell was there with a spare to whip off the old one and put on the newie.
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