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Old 07-16-2009, 05:03 PM   #1
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I can't figure the problem out!
Ok, i have been asking questions about the rattle on my car. It's not the brake pads, I have checked the bushings and bearings under the car and all of those are working fine, and also bolted down the inner fender panel. The quarter panels are secure. I bounce the car up and down in the back, and i dont hear anything. The left rear rattles a lot on our gravel road, i open the door and stick my head out, and its clearly something in the left rear. It sounds like something just dangling or metal-to-metal rattling. I'm only 17 and don't know how to work on suspension, and i don't want to take it to a repair shop and pay a fortune to get something fixed that does not affect the car. Its the only problem i have with the car. It would much more peaceful in the car if i did not have to hear that rattle.
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Old 07-16-2009, 05:08 PM   #2
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
did you check the top shock bushing? (inside and under the car)

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Old 07-16-2009, 05:11 PM   #3
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I can't reach up in there. Do you have to take out the rear seats to get to that?
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Old 07-16-2009, 06:12 PM   #4
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
check the panhard/trace brace bar . on one of mine all 3 bolts had fallen out . made a heck of a rattle . the bar runs from the pass. side of rear axle to the body on drivers side under the car . the bolts are metric , 15mm head as i recall . good luck .
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
its not the door handle is it?

check the exhaust, hangers, tailpiipe.

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Old 07-16-2009, 08:06 PM   #6
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
ok, i just looked at the top rear shock mount, and the bushing was bad. i fixed it, and that still didn't fix it. its somewhere in the tire/brakes/rim area. its soo freakin annoying.
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
i was wondering, maybe if the top shock bushing is bad, maybe the bottom one is too. how can you tell if the bottom one is bad?
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
Have you checked the license plate frame? I know mine makes a rattling noise over rough roads. Sounds metallic.
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check the panhard/trace brace bar . on one of mine all 3 bolts had fallen out . made a heck of a rattle . the bar runs from the pass. side of rear axle to the body on drivers side under the car . the bolts are metric , 15mm head as i recall . good luck .
have you checked this ???
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Re: I can't figure the problem out!
ok, i totally forgot about this. this will probably narrow it down a lot. it does not rattle when i drag the brakes. say 10 mph normal-it really rattles. 10 mph plus dragging brakes-no rattle.
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Old 07-16-2009, 09:23 PM   #11
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Did you check the sway bar end links?
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