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Offline indublin

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Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« on: 07 August 2008, 13:45 »
Hey up Lads n Lasses,

My MK5 has started to rattle or knock, Im not sure which is the best word to describe this sound! When the car goes over bumps there is a noise which seems to come from the boot of the car. Now this Noise sounds a bit like say the exhaust knocking but I checked the exhauset and all seems OK. The noise does not happen on every bump in the road but it dose on most!
Has any one experienced this noise (not a squeek from the parcel shelf)?
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Offline Hurdy

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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #1 on: 07 August 2008, 13:53 »
Possibly the rear ARB's creaking a little :smiley:
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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #2 on: 07 August 2008, 13:59 »
Quote from: Hurdy on 07 August 2008, 13:53
Possibly the rear ARB's creaking a little :smiley:

Deffo not a creak, the sound is similar to knocking your knuckles on the desk!
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Offline MAT ed30

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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #3 on: 07 August 2008, 14:20 »
have you checked your spare wheel and jack is secure in the boot  :smiley:
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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #4 on: 07 August 2008, 14:31 »
Quote from: MAT ed30 on 07 August 2008, 14:20
have you checked your spare wheel and jack is secure in the boot  :smiley:

My next suggestion too :smiley:
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Offline indublin

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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #5 on: 07 August 2008, 14:39 »
Quote from: MAT ed30 on 07 August 2008, 14:20
have you checked your spare wheel and jack is secure in the boot  :smiley:
All checked and OK, I did just tighten the wheel nut up tho as it was a little loose! The spare has not been used at all.
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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #6 on: 07 August 2008, 14:52 »
Rear seats. Are they properly locked in to the back fasteners. Try lowering them and then giving them a good shove back into position again. Third time lucky? :wink:
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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #7 on: 07 August 2008, 15:06 »
Quote from: Hurdy on 07 August 2008, 14:52
Rear seats. Are they properly locked in to the back fasteners. Try lowering them and then giving them a good shove back into position again. Third time lucky? :wink:

This is great.... I will be driving home, part way with seats down and no parcel shelf and then the rest of the way home with seats firmly locked into position... Results to follow!
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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #8 on: 07 August 2008, 15:48 »
I have it too when i go over speed bumps - slowly i hasten to add! I noticed it yesterday with the window open doing about 10 mph in a local housing estate.

I have tried the rear seats but no joy. I agree with indublin, it sounds like it is coming from outside, like the exhaust or rear wheel bearings. It goes off almost straight afterwards and is fine with normal driving.

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Re: Is it a Rattle or a Knocking sound?
« Reply #9 on: 07 August 2008, 18:12 »
I had something similar -  Rattley tin sound.  It sounded like the back plate of the NSR brake, but there is lot of heat shield round the exhaust.  I think it might be stone, possibly between disc and back plate, as a day or so later reversed - lots of noise and then now gone.

Failing that - keep window closed - can't hear the noise then :wink:

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