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      07-26-2014, 08:21 PM   #13
donoman
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Drives: 03 Z4 2.5i 5MT
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Santa Clara, CA

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Have a friend drive your car and ask them to tap the brakes. Do the wheels move back a lot? That's a typical FCAB failure.

Try driving up a driveway at an angle. Does one side make the sound more than another?

I had a hell of a time finding a bad ball joint in my e39 m5. The knocking sound you described is identical, however. It was the tie rod ball joints and they only knocked when hot.
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