ZX rear OS wheel rubbing wheel arch

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ZX rear OS wheel rubbing wheel arch

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Hi I have a problem as described in the title. I have an N reg 1.9 ZX elation estate and the inner sidewall of the tyre is rubbing a part of the wheel arch particularly when the car is loaded. It makes a squeak which sounds as if it's inside the car so it took some time to locate the source. Obviously this isn't right. I wanted to ask if this was a common fault if a shock absorber has failed or is it likely to be another fault? BTW there are no carbuncles etc on the tyre that are doing it.

I cannot see any obvious fault with either shock such as leaks etc but I need to do some longish drives soon. Any advice greatly appreciated on this and any pitfalls on shock replacement on a zx estate.
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The bearings are knackered in the trailing arm pivot. They can be replaced but it's a real 'mare job - better just to fit another rear subframe complete.
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Thanks for the reply. I will investigate that. Cheers.
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Post by Dommo »

You'll find that if the rear trailing arm bearings are knackered - which it sounds as though they are in this case - the rear wheels will have a lot of negative camber, so the top leans in towards the car.

If you look at the car from behind at a distance, you'll probably notice the rear wheels looking like this:


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As apposed to:

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Post by Keith J »

They look just like that. Thanks.
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