RAttling Heatshield !! --- help please

[bruce916]

I had my 3R serviced at the factory this week and one of the jobs i wanted done was to cure a rear end rattle when travelling over reasonable size bumps etc, seems worse when both wheels land together. They have improved it but it has not gone completely and it's a 350 mile round trip (from home in Somerset) to go back. Any idea how hard this is to fix or what is likely to be causing it. I will call the factory and see if they can offer advice........... it's doing my head in !
cheers

[V6GTO]

Stop jumping the car!

Martin.

[gadgeroonie]

its possibly a ball joint(s)

jack the car in the air and give the wheels a good tug up and down and side to side

they are not too difficult to fit

[SPR117T]

Check all floor pan screws are tight, chassis flex will make the panels buckle and a very simular sound can occur.

[obes]

gadgeroonie said:

its possibly a ball joint(s)

Ball joints do tend to make a clank when you go over bumps

[V6GTO]

Just pray it's the balljoint an not the carrier...that's expensive.

Martin.

[adrian w]

gadgeroonie said:

its possibly a ball joint(s)

jack the car in the air and give the wheels a good tug up and down and side to side

they are not too difficult to fit

Thought you had to use a pry bar or screwdriver, wiggling up and down does'nt make them move.

[gadgeroonie]

not sure ask Gary at Vegantune - he showed me that trick when i went m12 hunting

to be honest - I could never work out if i was doing it properly

Edited by gadgeroonie on Friday 18th August 22:21