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6th March 2017, 16:15 | #1 |
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Rear suspension question
When going over a pot hole or a speed bump in my tourer there is a thud at the back of the car. Is this a sympton of a broken spring? I have checked to see if there was anything loose in the spare wheel compartment
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6th March 2017, 16:16 | #2 |
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Quite likely yeah
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6th March 2017, 17:38 | #3 |
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.......or a bouncing exhaust
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7th March 2017, 08:01 | #4 |
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Both my springs had snapped. Check carefully the colour code as I got orange springs as the passenger side was orange but drivers side was Brown.
I got spare new orange springs if your interested as my car should have brown according to sticker under rear seat
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7th March 2017, 09:54 | #5 |
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If your springs are ok (when you check them) it could be knackered shockers letting the wheel thump into the pothole that is making the thudding noise.
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7th March 2017, 10:28 | #6 |
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What sort of thump is it? Thumps from large objects like exhausts hitting the underside make quite a distinctive noise which is quite different to the sound you get from the suspension with a broken spring. This in turn is different to the sound of a knocking shocker. I know it's very difficult to explain verbally. Also does it do it when going over a particular type of bump? Big ones? Sharp ones? Speed hump size ones? Try getting an assistant to sit in the back with a hand on the floor and see if he can feel where it's coming from.
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7th March 2017, 10:59 | #7 |
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A broken rear spring rarely thumps, does it skip when going over a hole?
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7th March 2017, 14:05 | #8 |
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Things to check - rear drop links, anti roll bar bushes, shock absorbers and springs.
Also check the rear upper arm which holds the spring - they rot and can fail.
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7th March 2017, 19:29 | #9 |
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Thanks for all your replies the car is now booked in for investigation.
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Thread moved to a more appropriate forum. Re-direct left in old. This may be the better forum as threads get ‘lost’ very quickly in the General Forum.
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