Knock Knock??

[Kris]

Been a knocking noise coming from rear suspension for a while now, changed the shocks few months back and it seemed to stop until I was on way back from Blackpool its knocking constantly now, even when on an even road with no bumps, any ideas guys?

Kris

 

[Mike]

thats blackpool roads for ya lol


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[Sven]

Exhaust, handbrake cable, rear seats, parcel shelf ..... check all.

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[Anonymous]

its coming from outside the car and had a look down the exhaust and handbrake area yesterday, all seems good and making no noises, I moved the exhaust up and down left to right etc and all was fine.

Kris

 

[Sven]

What sort of noise is it, metallic or just hitting ?
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[Kris]

its not metallic its just a hitting sound, none of the above they are all ok!

Kris

 

[Anonymous]

Could be the rear rubber bushes.

 

[Kris]

are the rear bushes easy to replace?

Kris

 

[Jay]

Does it happen in relation to speed? Eg the faster you go the quicker the knocking?

Just thinking as I had something similar but it turned out to be a driveshaft boot had gone and it needed a new CV joint fitting.
See whether it knocks whilst you're coasting and when you're on or off the power too.

Just a thought

 

[Kris]

nah it aint in relation to speed it happens more when i go over bumps, to correct what i said yesterday when its on a totally flat road it seems ok (just a little bit now and again as obviously you cannot get a perfectly flat road so on the minor ups downs etc it does still knock.

so rear bushes? easy replacement or not?

Kris

 

[Anonymous]

I've never done it but i guess its as easy as changing a shock absorber on the rear. I think shop4parts do a kit.

 

[Kris]

right driving home last night and as it was quite decided to try and get a video with the sound of the knocking in! If you listen carefully u can clearly hear it about the thirty second mark. also when the timer says its got 25 seconds left you can hear it.





Any ideas guys?

Cheers

Kris

 

[Anonymous]

bump


Kris

 

[Anonymous]

knock knock, bump bump

Kris

 

[Anonymous]

i couldnt hear anythin sorry