Noise From The Rear

[xr8eater]

when i shake the rear of the car from left to right i get a clunk i got under the bottom of the car and shook the drive shafts from left to right there was a little play is this normal? if not how do i tighten them up?

the noise MAY also be coming from the hicas when i was under the car i got some one to shake it for me while i had my hand on the steering arms is there a way to tighten up the play in the hicas ?? if its not the drive shafts.

any help would be good cheers dave

[T04GTR]

could be a number of things...

but im thinking your subframe may be loose/bushes floged out.

also check the hicas ball joints on the rear hubs. they can ware out aswell.

[ellie]

Why don't you get under there and get some one to rock the car! Would be a lot more affective than hoping someone on here has a miricle cure.

If it is an audible knock that you can hear while rocking the car it should be a piece of cake to hear when you're right under there with it!

[xr8eater]

whell unless you dident pass the second grade or just cant READ. I DID get under the car as per my first post

[xr8eater]

thanks to4gtr i will check the ball joints but they dident feel like there was any rattle when i had the wheels off

[ellie]

Ouch, that's a bit nasty! My appologies. I was flicking between threads and e-mail and lost track of what I was doing. No need to go insulting people though, even if i didn't pass year two!

For some decent advice though, your best bet is to get under the car and get a second party to rock the car AGAIN and listen to where exactly it's coming from. Then if you can source a car stathoscope or I'd highly recomend you buy one (only $20approx.) as you'll find it forever useful, pin point exactly where the noise is coming from!

As by checking things willy nilly it will be a long process to fix due to the multitude of things capable of clunking in the rear end. From something as major as subframe bushes to something as minor as a handbrake cable touching the fuel tank!

Oh and just for the record, "Whell", as in your post doesn't have an "H" in it.

[T04GTR]

yes..

you have to have it jacked up to chech those ball joints/tie rod ends.. just try and rock the wheel from side to side.(as if your trying to move the rack in and out)

but mine a rooted and there not noisy :

you never know its probably just the exhaust hitting on something

for a suspension member to be making noise its gotta be heaps farked..so it should stick out fairly obviously...

[xr8eater]

ha ha the exhaust that was the first thing i checked cheers to4gtr

stathoscope lol you mean stethascope dont you champ

[ellie]

stathoscope lol you mean stethascope dont you champ

You just can't help but make a fool of yourself! Before I failed year two, I was given a dictionary. Maybe you should invest in one before you bag people!

Stethoscope, noun. Instrument for listening to action of heart, lungs etc. Stethoscopic is the adjective!

English leason over!

I wish you good luck and bid you fair well. It's been very educational.