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Strange Noise in Rear


Euroguy026
04-28-2004, 09:25 PM
This just started happeneing, AS i make hard left turns i hear a kind of knocking like somthing is wrong with the Rear right Strut or somthing, but when i stop the car n jump on the back i dont hear the sound but when im turning left in circles i can hear its loud any ideas? I Dont Beat on my car either, so this is wierd to me?

kevinb70
04-29-2004, 10:56 AM
check your muffler for knocking against the frame, I had to use a bunji cord to keep it from knocking.

Euroguy026
04-29-2004, 01:36 PM
Yea, i thought that too, but mine is pretty tight

kevinb70
04-29-2004, 09:13 PM
ah I thought for sure it was the muffler, without the bungi cord, the muffler could vibrate back and forth about 1" or 2" since it is suspended on that rubber isolator. Definitely sounded like a knock or the shocks creaking, but it was banging against the hitch (don't know if you have one). Maybe it's your drum brakes since there is a sideways torsional force when you are turning?

Wait a minute! I seem to remember a long time ago my rear brake was making a creaking noise... I went to open it up and check it out... the brake caliper was leaking and causing the shoes to slip and make a popping sound - regardless of whether I was braking or not. Check your brakes - the least you could do is look behind the wheel and see if there is any leakage coming from the drum - all the accumulated dust can absorb so much then it'll start leaking outside.

I just had to replace the caliper... cleaned up the shoe instead of replacing it, been fine ever since. Those rear shoes wear very slowly... by the way.

ericpmoro
04-29-2004, 10:24 PM
Your noise could also be your strut bearings rattling. Mine does the same thing.

Euroguy026
04-29-2004, 11:43 PM
Yea i dont have Drums, i have 4 Wheel Disk So idk, maybe could be calipers but brakes were fine i just put new ones in, one of my friends said it could be a sway bar bushing or somthing along those lines, or it may be the strut im gonna pull the wheel of today and ill let u know what i find

Euroguy026
05-02-2004, 09:01 AM
My Friend look at it and said it could be a rear sway bar bushing because he noticed the car dips when i turn

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