The rear right suspension on my cinq sporting is making an intermittant knocking noise. Also the inside edge of the rear tyre seems to be wearing away and the car sits slightly lower on that side. Has anyone got any ideas what might be causing this? I've replaced the rear wheelbearings as they were noisy anyway and checked the shock absorber and spring and they seem ok.

Also the gearbox is making an increasingly loud grinding noise in second and third gears is this a sign of impending gearbox failure?

Erm, my Sporting front left does the same, sorry dont have a clue on that one.

Does the gearbox do the grind in all gears, or when putting it into gear?

If its going in, It might be new clutch territory or clutch cable, Not that hard to do, just very very time consuming

Tom (AofB)

1 x 93' Cinq SX
1 x 95' Cinq Sporting
= Loads a' fun!

rear clonk is probably a bush gone.
https://www.fiatforum.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1965

Pete.
1242cc cinq,turbo cinq,Cinqs&Seis Yahoo group,Clubcento

ah, so that's my problem! is it necessary i get it sorted straight away, pete?

Sie

Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Pioneer ICE

They will happily clonk and knock for ages. Mine was shot at about 38K miles, ran it until 62K until I fixed it.

It was nice when the noise stopped after

Pete.
1242cc cinq,turbo cinq,Cinqs&Seis Yahoo group,Clubcento

I said this before and I'll say it again. You have probs with rear knocking, like me? Get yourself a nice set of 6x9's and a Green Day CD, like me[8D]

Sie

Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

Thanks for the help. Will worn suspension bushes cause the uneven tyre wear and lean at the back?

The gearbox makes a constant noise when accelerating in second and third gears, but the gears all engage fine, any ideas?

If the wear is extreme, maybe.

Pete.
1242cc cinq,turbo cinq,Cinqs&Seis Yahoo group,Clubcento