Strange noise from (suspension?)
04-30-2003, 09:45 AM
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Strange noise from (suspension?)
Well recently I have started to notice a strange noise when I hit small bumps in my car. I don't know whether to call it a thunk or a poppin noise, but it seems like it resonates through the whole cabin which makes it VERY hard to localize. It doesnt seem to do this if I hit a bump while turning, only in straight aways. I had it up on a lift yesterday, and checked to see if wheels were loose, or if I saw any visible damage, but did not. Any ideas? hmmm
04-30-2003, 09:54 AM
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From the front?
It could be many things, likely suspension related, but it also <b>might</b> be an engine mount. They're liquid filled, and when they start leaking...apparently you can get some clunking noises. I have exactly the problem you describe...a reverberation of the "clunk" from the right front (passenger side motor mount?). Really easy to hear/feel when you hit say a manhole cover that's sunken a few inches down....at about 40mph. I'm hoping it's the mount, and will know as soon as I order the part and put it in ;-) Good luck
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04-30-2003, 09:59 AM
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Re: From the front?
Actually I have no clue where its from, like I said it reverberates through the whole cabin, so finding out where is damn near impossible unless you can hear it from the outside which I havn't checked yet. I used to think it was the front, then switched to the back, now I"m thinking the front again, but to be honest I'm not 100% sure. If i had my guess it would be that its from the Front passenger side, but no guarentees.
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04-30-2003, 05:10 PM
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I had the same thing...more
Mine came from the front lower right and sometimes left side. Turnout that it was my brake pad rattling within the caliper. If i made a fist and hit the out sidewall of the tire, from outside the car while stopped 
, you could easily hear the pad. Give yours a thunk and see if that is the problem. I put new rotors and pads on and it took care of the problem. It worked out because at the time my old rotors looked like soup bowls.
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, you could easily hear the pad. Give yours a thunk and see if that is the problem. I put new rotors and pads on and it took care of the problem. It worked out because at the time my old rotors looked like soup bowls.Good luck
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