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Hi all,

Been trying to diagnose a clank type of noise when I sometimes lift my clutch to bite point, but I don't really hear it at all in any gear apart from 1st.

I'm debating whether it's one of the 3 mounts, maybe the dogbone / pendulum mount?

I've recorded a video, and I'd be surprised if this ...

... from D2 to D5. It's much worse especially when driving up a hill but less noticeable when you hard accerelate from stop. Sometimes i do hear a clunk when downshifting and slowing down but thats intermittent. The car wasnt jerking when i took it to the specialist but it was a bit hard sometimes ...

... Evening All!

I am new to this forum and I have a couple of questions with regards to my 2019 1.0 TSI Polo.

1. About a week a go I’ve noticed a clunk sound coming from rear driver side which is mainly noticeable when making sharp turns. I have checked the boot and nothing is flying about in there ...

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I am wondering if anyone has experienced a knocking/clunk noise when turning the steering wheel.

Occurs mainly when steering gear is warm and stationary.

Have checked the UJ joint and had rack and ends checked.

Cars under warranty so will probably get it booked in with VW.

A friend of ...

... and made up a "dust cover fitting tool" from a suitably sized vitamins container - that worked very well and ended up with a satisfying metallic "clunk" when the piston was pushed down and met the lead screw of the handbrake actuator! Then wound the piston all the way down, then backed it up using ...

I wont be pulling it to check, people didnt report any failures, just noise and that clunk...

... where its riveted to outer part of clutch plate). You can hear slight clicking kind of noise on low rpm's like when idling.
I've replaced all cv joints, left side mounts, and i still get that clunk noise and shook thru drive line in some cases.


I might be wrong, but that's what i suspect on my tdi

... issue from under 50,000 miles (IIRC) where shifts, particularly from stop/crawl, and forward to reverse were delayed, often resulting in a clunk. I found a few other odd (unrelated) issues that made me wonder if my Polo was a Friday afternoon job, so I would not rule anything out.

I would ...

Not very long after my previous post, the noise just disappeared completely and never returned. Could it have been connected with the warmer spring weather I wonder? I decided there was little point in booking the car in when I could not demonstrate any trace of the issue.

Today I took my car to ...

Hey fox,

Almost a year ago, I replaced my rear shock absorber bearing because they were dead and making the typicall "clunk" noise on each small bump of the road at low speed.

7 months later, and they are already dead...
I'm bored of the suspension of this car, everything is so fragile and weak ...

Hi all.

My polo 2008 TDI 1.4 is making a weird fault.

When driving and on lock it sounds like a driveshaft is about snap. It’s making a massive clunk noise underneath and wondering what issue it is.

I have put a new driveshaft on and the noise is still there. Driving the car on the ramp it seems ...

Dsg auto yes.

More of a ting than a clunk for me

Sometimes get a couple of noises in quick succesion tho.

Is your Polo a DSG automatic? Mine makes a metallic clunk sound when coming to a stop and it’s the mechatronic unit disgusting 2nd gear to 1st gear and then engaging neutral when just about coming to a stop. It could simply be the sound of the gearbox operating.

Many thanks for those replies!

I'm afraid that the days of my getting under cars are long gone.

I think the front nearside shock being the problem sounds very likely. There is a feeling that the transmission is very briefly affected. I had wondered if the anti-lock might be operating but I have ...

I recently had one at work that a similar sound to what you described, it turned out to be the front shock on the driver side, the shock had a little play.
The play could only be felt with the car on lift and really pulling on the shock / spring. The shock would also cause the transmission to be ...