Annoying rear end rattle

RM955I · Sep 21st, 2016, 19:19

For the benefit of other users...

I had an annoying rattle from the rear. The obvious (having removed everything from the boot and checked the wheel well) was drop links, trailing arm bushes or ARB. Having jacked the car up and tried everything with a pry-bar I couldn't find anything obviously wrong.

On a hunch I tried the rear shocks. The rear o/s shock mount had worked loose - not the mount to body but the actual mount on the shock, namely the mount and the plastic sheath that covers the upper part of the shock. I had to drop the shock and then re-tighten the mount on the damper rod...rattle now gone.

It's not the usual cause, but worth checking as it was a free fix, albeit a PITA to drop the shock just to get to the top mount nut.

Backpedal · Sep 21st, 2016, 20:19

Is it a harsh rattle or a softer squeaker hollow rattle?

The rear of mine is rattling but has a squeaker sound to it. Definitely sounds like the top of the shocks where they're mounted to the car...

RM955I · Sep 21st, 2016, 20:54

If you can imagine a couple of sockets from a socket set rattling around in the back, it's that kind of noise.

Backpedal · Sep 23rd, 2016, 10:49

Yep, that's not the same as mine. No socket sets in my boot! Cheers anyhow though!

V70Zig · Sep 23rd, 2016, 17:44

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Originally Posted by Backpedal

Yep, that's not the same as mine. No socket sets in my boot! Cheers anyhow though!

No rattle but a lot of intermittent squeaking on mine....rear radius arm bushes it turned out to be and now sorted. Seem's these do this around 65-70k ?

Sep 21st, 2016, 19:19	#1
RM955I Premier Member Last Online: Jun 26th, 2022 23:42 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Midlands	Annoying rear end rattle For the benefit of other users... I had an annoying rattle from the rear. The obvious (having removed everything from the boot and checked the wheel well) was drop links, trailing arm bushes or ARB. Having jacked the car up and tried everything with a pry-bar I couldn't find anything obviously wrong. On a hunch I tried the rear shocks. The rear o/s shock mount had worked loose - not the mount to body but the actual mount on the shock, namely the mount and the plastic sheath that covers the upper part of the shock. I had to drop the shock and then re-tighten the mount on the damper rod...rattle now gone. It's not the usual cause, but worth checking as it was a free fix, albeit a PITA to drop the shock just to get to the top mount nut. __________________ D5, 205 Phase 3 V70...love the grunt. Previous: 2004 (2005 facelift) 2.4 170 Last edited by RM955I; Sep 21st, 2016 at 19:26.

Sep 21st, 2016, 20:54	#3
RM955I Premier Member Last Online: Jun 26th, 2022 23:42 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Midlands	If you can imagine a couple of sockets from a socket set rattling around in the back, it's that kind of noise. __________________ D5, 205 Phase 3 V70...love the grunt. Previous: 2004 (2005 facelift) 2.4 170

Sep 21st, 2016, 20:19	#2
Backpedal Junior Member Last Online: May 4th, 2020 17:49 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Briz	Is it a harsh rattle or a softer squeaker hollow rattle? The rear of mine is rattling but has a squeaker sound to it. Definitely sounds like the top of the shocks where they're mounted to the car...

Sep 23rd, 2016, 10:49	#4
Backpedal Junior Member Last Online: May 4th, 2020 17:49 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Briz	Yep, that's not the same as mine. No socket sets in my boot! Cheers anyhow though!

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