mangopunto
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Hello all!
I have an intermittent problem (possibly to do with the weather?) with a rear nearside creak.
It's most obvious at low speeds over bumps/uneven roads and when starting off.
I can replicate the squeak by opening the boot and pushing down the rear nearside.
Interestingly the squeak is higher pitched when I disengage the handbrake?!
The car springs back up without much bouncing when pushed down, though the ride does seem a bit more bumpy than usual (possibly just poor roads?)
There doesn't appear to be an obvious leak from the shock, and the springs look okish.
Looking through the forums the suggestions to similar problems seem to be;
- Dead shock absorber (How to check?)
- Metal on metal rubbing (requiring lubing)
- Handbrake cable (Again - how to check?)
- Bushes? (Not sure where these goblins live)
I have an intermittent problem (possibly to do with the weather?) with a rear nearside creak.
It's most obvious at low speeds over bumps/uneven roads and when starting off.
I can replicate the squeak by opening the boot and pushing down the rear nearside.
Interestingly the squeak is higher pitched when I disengage the handbrake?!
The car springs back up without much bouncing when pushed down, though the ride does seem a bit more bumpy than usual (possibly just poor roads?)
There doesn't appear to be an obvious leak from the shock, and the springs look okish.
Looking through the forums the suggestions to similar problems seem to be;
- Dead shock absorber (How to check?)
- Metal on metal rubbing (requiring lubing)
- Handbrake cable (Again - how to check?)
- Bushes? (Not sure where these goblins live)