clank clank noise in rear suspension

by **elton123** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:58 pm

clank clank noise coming from the rear passenger side suspension, I was thinking the shock mount, but not sure, any ideas?

by **WTF??** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:15 pm

elton123 wrote:clank clank noise coming from the rear passenger side suspension, I was thinking the shock mount, but not sure, any ideas?

strut mount

to access it, youd have to pull out the rear seat and rear side panels

by **elton123** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:27 pm

hopefully its the strut mount, anyone have one laying around? lol

by **trdkamuri51o** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:13 pm

i only have the fronts.. but to check it you really have to pull apart your suspension... better be sure u got one if u do get it pulled apart..

by **DatSRBoi** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:32 pm

Could be a loose sway bar bolt. Mine clunked bad and it was just that.

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=25768

by **elton123** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:43 am

checked sway bar I think it was good, I started taking everything off, and took out the strut mount, it looks good to me, I think I just did a whole lotta work for not much. rubber wasnt tore or anything.

by **WTF??** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:49 am

it wasnt loose when you took it out either?

by **DaTwUnKrAziEpInOy** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:49 am

That pic in the middle of the Strut Mount looks a little beat up on the inside( where the actual strut goes through) Everything else could be okay but maybe just that will make the noise. It looks like the strut wasn't seated in the groove correctly.

by **elton123** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:20 pm

does the collar that small peice does it go on top of the strut mount or below?

by **xavier** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:50 pm

I just lowered my back seats yesterday and cut through the plastic to make an "access" panel to be able to access the strut mount by lowerinng the seat. Works like a charm and with the seat up, you'd never know

by **DaTwUnKrAziEpInOy** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:05 pm

that small collar goes on top of the strut mount, pretty much before you put on the center nut.

by **elton123** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:43 pm

Wow the small collar happened to be on the bottom side of the strut mount so I put it on top, everything still the same, I still have the clank clank (or more like bang bang) noise. so that didnt fix any7thing.

by **Nyyankees3511** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:09 pm

I had the bang noise and when i replaced the rsb with trd it completely disappeared. I figured it was the rubber bushings.

by **DatSRBoi** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:38 pm

where was it loose from? was it loose from the chassis mounting point? my clank clank noise is killing me aarghhhh > http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?p=272940

Mine was loose where the sway bar linked to struts. And mine was all stock.

by **elton123** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:44 pm

Jesus Christ, Ive taken out the strut twice already. tomorrow I will super tight the sway bar and tape my digital camera underneath my bumper to find out where exactly where the loud clanking noise is coming from.

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