Ok...

 

Symptoms....

Nast crunching noise when the car is cold going over bumps etc. Noise comes from the front end on the drivers side. Doesn't appear to be the gasket on top of the shock.

 

Now developed a vibration when driving around 60 (quite sure it's not wheel balancing)

 

Have to apply torque to the steering wheel when going in a straight line down the motorway, sometimes right sometimes left (rather like driving in a cross wind, its a bit 'floaty'

 

I can feel some movement in the wheel from side to side but not top to bottom.

 

Any ideas what i can look for first ???

Oh, reason im not just looking for myself is im stuck in London and can't get to my Dads workshop to investigate. Not just lazy, lol

Could be caused by a number of things, but first check the tie bar to bottom suspension arm mounting, if youve got uprated tension rod bushes fitted the arm has a tendancy to fracture.

ok thanks. Car's suspension is all standard

lower arm bush? top arm bush? get under and get in there son.... haha give it some welly with a jack bar see what moves about...