Knocking sound coming from suspension

[Papa Cue]

So i've been playing for a while, and this is the first time i have stumbled into this ?bug? It is not a story order, the minimum requirement for parts is 46%, ive replaced the entire rear suspension (leaf spring) and have taken the entire front suspension out (double wishbone) as well as put it on the test track, minimum % for 2 parts (both bushings) is 47%... the real problem that i am encountering is that there is still a "part not discovered" dialog in the car status log. i can give you screen shots, or broadcast it via twitch if you feel as though im missing something, but i really have no idea what is going on... i can just finish the car "incomplete" but i would much rather not do that unless it is in fact a bug and that is my only way out... Any help would be appreciated

[m3c0]

Why do people always think about "bugs" when they fail to find the issue in this game?

It's not a bug. It is what it is - there is a "part not discovered". It could be a missing part (i.e. car was delivered to you with an already missing part and you have to find out which part it is and buy it) or there is another faulty part, not directly connected to the suspension.

[BonPadre]

tried to unmount the steering rack ?
So often forgotten, as it's not "suspension" part, can't be found via some tests...
So dismantle that, it's probably where your issue lies if you have checked everything else from "suspension"

[Kiyofox]

i had a job come in exactly like this and took me awhile but i had to replace the rad as well.

[Doc Savage]

Originally posted by m3c0:

Why do people always think about "bugs" when they fail to find the issue in this game?

It's not a bug. It is what it is - there is a "part not discovered". It could be a missing part (i.e. car was delivered to you with an already missing part and you have to find out which part it is and buy it) or there is another faulty part, not directly connected to the suspension.

+11.... It is Car Mechanic Simulator, not Car Tell Me What To Do Because I Can't Look At Car Parts Anymore Simulator IIRC.

They give you a magnifying glass to check parts. You can remove any part and check it against the minimum % for the car, clearly displayed on it's info page. Any part below that % is NG and needs replacing.

I have had the Air Cleaner box, the Trans Bearing, the Steering Rack, the Radiator and the Radiator Housing all cause this at one time or another.

Not to be rude or mean, but what you're complaining about is literally the point of the game, to find and repair problems.

Also... As a real Tech in a past life, I can tell you that the real world threw stuff like this at you all the time, and yes...it was just as frustrating. And try telling Ford, GM or God that there's a bug... At least here you get a response. ?B)

Cheers..!

[Papa Cue]

I dismantled the entire xar put it back together and test drove it.... try again

[HELLRACER]

gearbox just take a look else could be a bearing or swaybars

[DthBlayde]

Originally posted by Papa Cue:

I dismantled the entire xar put it back together and test drove it.... try again

If you took the entire car apart, then the unknown pieces should have triggered. Did you pull the Wishbones apart? Might be a bad spring or cap. How about the rims from the wheels themselves?

[Papa Cue]

yes, the entire car.... this in all honesty is a dead topic for me now i just finished it and still made money, but i did try everything available to try in the game... and i could test drive it so it didnt amke any sense at that point why it still had unfound part. thanks for all your help though

[HELLRACER]

changed all bushings? for new ones? else use test path or circuit to test

[Doc Savage]

Did you go into assembly mode and scope the car..? It's not uncommon for cars, especially story cars, to come in to the shop with parts missing. Some of these cars (fake ford pickup I'm looking at you!) don't have any warning or hints stuff is missing. The only way you will catch these errors is to scope the car while trying to put a part on it by finding that white shadow outline.

There are many threads about this that all give pretty much the same info, many in very great detail. Some even from back at the beginning where you couldn't just sell off or dimiss a story car if you couldn't find that illusive broken part. A lot of effort and good info in there that still holds up well today.

Glad you got it done at any rate...

Cheers..!

[Mazarkis]

Side note, in case anyone else runs across this: you may have a bad part combined into a multi-part unit, like shock absorbers or wheel/tire where one is really good and the other is really bad, and the entire part is above the threshold but you would still be flagged for the component being below threshold. You would need to pull those apart to get the bad part out and replace it I think.

[Sunhsiu]

Turned out to be a wheel hub bearing on the rear passenger side after checking everything over again for 10 minutes