xsara estate noise's....

tgrfc · Post by **tgrfc** » 17 Sep 2008, 20:18

Hey all once again,

Ok so i now have my new(ish) car and im loving it, but!!!!

Theres always a but, when doing a bit of speed, not exsesive amounts and i go over a bump i get a very hollow thud sound from the nearside rear wheel.
I took it to the garage for diagnosis and they cant seem to find anything wrong but they did not test drive it..

Any suggestions????

John

Post by **CitroJim** » 17 Sep 2008, 21:43

Now this is going to sound bizarre John but...

Is the bump-stop all present and correct on the side that is making the noise?

It looks like an orangy-brown concertina hanging down from the body just above the rear trailing arm. It gets plenty of use with the nice soft suspension and they do suffer over time...

tgrfc · Post by **tgrfc** » 17 Sep 2008, 22:01

Hi Jim,

I did take a peak under at the garage and noticed the stop was there i also noticed where the stop was hitting on the trailing arm, i presume this is normal with the circle mark it had made and should be hitting this part of the assembly when going over bumps??

The guy had a pretty thorough look and play, But still i think he should have had a spin.

Post by **RichardW** » 18 Sep 2008, 09:46

If there's no obvious play in the trailing arm bearings, then it probably needs new rear subframe mounts:

Subframe mounts info