Swift sport clunk on weight transfer
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I have a 2014 Swift Sport which started to make a clunking noise on weight transfer. ( come off / on gas in lower gears)
Facts:
- car drivers fine
- clunk on weight transfer, worst in lower gears
- no clunk going over speed bumps or cornering.
- no clunk when not in gear and just break.
- Suzuki had a look at the car and they could not find the cause.
- other garage says lower gearbox mount has a slight play.
- car is 1.6 2014 with 44k miles.
Any clues where to look or how to figure out this?
Facts:
- car drivers fine
- clunk on weight transfer, worst in lower gears
- no clunk going over speed bumps or cornering.
- no clunk when not in gear and just break.
- Suzuki had a look at the car and they could not find the cause.
- other garage says lower gearbox mount has a slight play.
- car is 1.6 2014 with 44k miles.
Any clues where to look or how to figure out this?
thebraketester said:
silles said:
I have a 2014 Swift Sport which started to make a clunking noise on weight transfer. ( come off / on gas in lower gears)
- other garage says lower gearbox mount has a slight play.
I would say start by replacing that mount/bush- other garage says lower gearbox mount has a slight play.
Update: still have the problem, nobody can find the cause . 
but made a new observation:
I had less clunks or almost none when temp was sub-0.
Now it's getting worse again as temp is on the up.
I guess it's something which gets tighter with the cold weather.
Still no idea what it could be.
but made a new observation:
I had less clunks or almost none when temp was sub-0.
Now it's getting worse again as temp is on the up.
I guess it's something which gets tighter with the cold weather.
Still no idea what it could be.
E-bmw said:
Where is the "clunk" coming from?
Whether Suzuki say it is OK or not, I would be changing anything not right as only a very small amount of play is enough with 100bhp effort behind it.
that is the 1 million pound question. Nobody was able to identify the source of the clunk.Whether Suzuki say it is OK or not, I would be changing anything not right as only a very small amount of play is enough with 100bhp effort behind it.
I was told to wait until it gets worse. lol
I cannot just start to replace all components random.
silles said:
E-bmw said:
Where is the "clunk" coming from?
Whether Suzuki say it is OK or not, I would be changing anything not right as only a very small amount of play is enough with 100bhp effort behind it.
that is the 1 million pound question. Nobody was able to identify the source of the clunk.Whether Suzuki say it is OK or not, I would be changing anything not right as only a very small amount of play is enough with 100bhp effort behind it.
I was told to wait until it gets worse. lol
I cannot just start to replace all components random.
Front driver's wheel, front passenger wheel, rear driver's side, engine bay etc. etc. etc.
silles said:
I was told to wait until it gets worse. lol
I cannot just start to replace all components random.
OK, just wait until the engine falls out then. I cannot just start to replace all components random.
Wrong answerI am not saying replace all components at random, just the ones that are found at fault. As I said in my earlier post when you go on & off the accelerator there is alternately 100bhp pushing one way & then 1.3 tonnes pushing the other way. If a man can perceive play in a bush the car will make it 1000% worse.
Rob36signs said:
Hi, sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but did you manage to get to the source of the issue? My swift dis is having very similar sounding problems, including the clunking lessening when it’s cold.
Not really, I am still waiting it to fail (whatever it is)So far I was told it could be:
- gearbox mount
- driveshaft.
It didn't get any worse since 2020... so it might never fails. lol
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