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Title: knocking sound when turning at speed
Post by: javedsaleem on October 24, 2025, 08:38:11 PM
Hi

I have a Ford Galaxy MK2 1.9L Diesel TC(115PS) - Registered March 2004

When turning at speed, like on a Roundabout, I hear a knocking sound from the front. You hear it more when turning left and less when turning right.

Replaced Ball Joints.. sound still there.

Mechanic says it could possibly be Wishbone Bushes. The Passenger Side appear to be worn more than the Driver side.

Can these Bushes be replace or do you have to replace the whole Wishbone ?

If its not the wishbone, what could it possibly be ?
Title: Re: knocking sound when turning at speed
Post by: Chrispb on October 27, 2025, 05:00:21 PM
Maybe CV joint
Title: Re: knocking sound when turning at speed
Post by: Solentview on December 18, 2025, 04:26:05 PM
Sorry if I am a bit late with this - but we damaged a front wheel bearing several years ago in a pothole and the first signs were a subdued popping noise rather like a hole in the exhaust, which matured into a steady drone, and the noise changed as the C of G altered around bends. So I wonder whether javedsaleem's noise is a front offside/righthand wheel bearing responding to the load change around a lefthand bend. We confirmed a damaged bearing when we realised that the damage was creating a lot of heat.
Very unlikely to be control arm/wishbone bushes, imho, damage there will show up as unusual wear on front tyres. The front bush is changeable with hand tools, but the rear one has an aluminium collar pressed into the wishbone, but that is only a five minute job by an indie with a proper workshop press, to get the old one out and the new one in.