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Re: HELP SOLVE THE RATTLING SOUND UNDER MY CAR.... (archive)
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Posted by Brian on October 21, 2001 at 15:54:45:

In Reply to: HELP SOLVE THE RATTLING SOUND UNDER MY CAR........ posted by Christopher Obiekwe on October 20, 2001 at 11:02:40:


Some weeks ago I noticed a rattling sound when I drive along rough roads as if some iron piece in the boot was loose and falling around. I took my car to the panel beaters and they found that the exhaust rubber clip at the back of the car was missing. Another one was installed but the noise persisted. On closer observation the noise seems to be coming from around the mid-point of the chasis (under). The exhaust seems very stable and incapable of such rattling noise. What could be wrong??!!


I had a very similar problem and when I really took the time to find out where the noise was coming from, it was the rear brakes. The noise was coming from the pad clips. What I did was take out the pads, open the clips a bit, reinserted them into the calipers, and no noise. Try it out and see if it works.

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