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Title: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 19:55

Recently been hearing a clunking/knocking noise when driving. I'm 99% sure it's coming from the back end?

Is there anything I can test? Think I need to take wheels off but it's been peeing it down  :sad:

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: richw911 on 25 April 2012, 20:05

Rear beam bushes? Middle exhaust bracket broken?  :undecided:

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 20:10

Quote from: richw911 on 25 April 2012, 20:05

Rear beam bushes? Middle exhaust bracket broken?  :undecided:

Exhaust has just been done so thought they would have changed the brackets lol?

Could be bushes, sounds like a worn bushes noise. Will try and have a look tomo if it's not peeing it down  :angry:

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: richw911 on 25 April 2012, 20:17

Quote from: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 20:10

Quote from: richw911 on 25 April 2012, 20:05

Rear beam bushes? Middle exhaust bracket broken?  :undecided:

Exhaust has just been done so thought they would have changed the brackets lol?

Could be bushes, sounds like a worn bushes noise. Will try and have a look tomo if it's not peeing it down  :angry:

The exhaust mounting point breaks away from the floor and needs welding very common  :wink:

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 20:22

Oh where abouts is that then, front/middle/ or rear of car lol

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: richw911 on 25 April 2012, 20:27

Quote from: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 20:22

Oh where abouts is that then, front/middle/ or rear of car lol

The centre one usually goes but i have heard of the rear ones going too  :smiley:

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 25 April 2012, 20:30

yeah ide suspect that if youve just had exhaust changed then they may have knoked it and loosent it a bit more and now its come away.


also depending on how you define "clunk" could be rear top mounts, though thats more of a "knoking" noise(however its hard to make noises through a computer)  :grin:

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 21:04

Thanks guys will try and have a look tomo.

Ye very hard to make noises lol, would do a video but it's quite a faint noise

Had joms fitted not long ago and I'm sure they replaced all the mounts

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: thatwillis on 25 April 2012, 21:16

I had a loud clunk and that turned out to be the rear bushes. 

Title: Re: Picked up a clunk :( think its from the back
Post by: scarr89 on 25 April 2012, 21:25

Quote from: richw911 on 25 April 2012, 20:27

Quote from: jnufcuk on 25 April 2012, 20:22

Oh where abouts is that then, front/middle/ or rear of car lol

The centre one usually goes but i have heard of the rear ones going too  :smiley:

I discovered this on MOT day, the friendly mechanic just jubileed them back down to the brackets and passed it  :smiley: