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Old 12-27-2007, 07:34 AM
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Default I have some kind of clicking sound coming for the left rear of the car and i thought

it was in the interior but now i think it maybe coming from the suspension. Is this bad news? Is this a DRC problem? Thanks...
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Default Have you checked the tire for a nail, which may be striking the fender?

It happened to me on the 2nd day of ownership. A nail in each back tire. . .
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i'll have to check,
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Default The DRC noise I and others have experienced sounds more like a metallic rattle...

However, if your hearing a noise from the passenger side rear it could be DRC related. That's where the people I have spoke to heard the sound first.
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Default like Mac says, may be a nail...

or a wheel bearing, can't rule that out either. could even be your fuel pump if a more rapid clicking and you're hearing it inside the car.
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does the clicking become faster and slower with vehicle speed?
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It does not click all the time, just sometimes. It does not get faster with speed either.
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maybe it's a chipmunk with a set of castanets.
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Default If you make a lot of lefts and rights back to back you can hear the DRC valve.......

open and close as the fluid moves around the system. It was very noticeable on the Tail of the Dragon. With the windows down you can hear it mostly out the driver's side rear. It sounds like a click.
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Default Re: clicking sound

Make sure you check to be certain that you did not pick up a small rock or other debris. I had a small stone in the area between one of the drive shafts and the body or suspension pieces.
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