slight knocking noise from the rear end....

Started by suba, September 17, 2009, 04:53:06 PM

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Not so long ago Super 7 replaced the rear suspension bushes on my FD3 - before they were done I could notice a slight clunk from the rear end when moving the car after it had been standing for a week or so, and a faint noise when at low speed with the clutch down when going over bumps and ruts in the road.  I\'m not sure which bushes were replaced, but I know that they did not replace all of them - just the worn ones.

The car was MOT\'d a few weeks ago and there were no advisorys, however the same noise as above has now returned - I have only done about 1000 miles since the bushes were replaced. Apart from the slight clunk as above it almost sounds like there is something rattling about in the boot (there certainly is not!) and the noise seems to be coming more from the left rear than the right.

The allignment was done by Wheels in Motion a few weeks ago and they did not mention to me that anything was worn, but the last time I drove the car on the motorway it felt like it was tram lining a bit - though I guess this could be down to the camber that was dialled in on the 17 inch wheels.  Just after having the allignment done I did spend a day at Curborough sprint track - where I did go off onto the grass once, though I did not hit any curbs or bumps etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions - is there anything that could need tightening up at the back?:3Confused Can the Arb work loose etc...? :3Confused
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