Loud clunk in rear end, Please HELP!!!
10-20-2003, 09:33 AM
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Loud clunk in rear end, Please HELP!!!
Hey guys, i have a question about a strange noise coming from the rear end of my max. To give you some background, my friend was doing 40-45 mph, in a round-about, when the front end started to slide out, he tapped the brakes and the rear end kicked to the side to straighten it out, after that i have heard a really strange clunking noise coming from the rear. At first i thought it was related to my sturts, so i replaced them, and that wasn't it, it did help a little but the problem is still there. I notice it when i go aournd some turns, down s#!tty roads, and more prominently when i go up hills, also when i go up hills i hear a noise as if my bearings are going out, but only when i am going UP hill. I can't figure it out and it's driving me crazy. I have searched quite a few other postings on stuff from the front end about bearings and such but found nothing on this subject, any help would be greatly appreciated, and yes i searched before posting.
10-21-2003, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by EWillden
Hey guys, i have a question about a strange noise coming from the rear end of my max. To give you some background, my friend was doing 40-45 mph, in a round-about, when the front end started to slide out, he tapped the brakes and the rear end kicked to the side to straighten it out, after that i have heard a really strange clunking noise coming from the rear. At first i thought it was related to my sturts, so i replaced them, and that wasn't it, it did help a little but the problem is still there. I notice it when i go aournd some turns, down s#!tty roads, and more prominently when i go up hills, also when i go up hills i hear a noise as if my bearings are going out, but only when i am going UP hill. I can't figure it out and it's driving me crazy. I have searched quite a few other postings on stuff from the front end about bearings and such but found nothing on this subject, any help would be greatly appreciated, and yes i searched before posting.
sounds like loose strut mount bolts. the rear ones can get loose without you knowing it and cause that clunking noise...
11-10-2003, 02:45 PM
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Weel, i have looked at all of those options and none of them are it. I Put the car up on a rack at work and looked underneath it and found nothing loose or broken. I did however play with the exhaust and move it side to side, and i found that it makes a clunking noise from the left hand side of the car by the rear door. So i'm not sure what the heck is going on. Anything would help. Thanks guys
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