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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: fatmann on 06 May 2009, 21:54:56
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hi guys yes me again needing your sound advice
ok i have just noticed a strange noise this may be because with the better weather my window is open so it could have been there for a while.
so when i drive over any deep ruts raised drains etc i can hear a metalic clanging type sound coming from the rear end drivers side with my limited knowledge i can find or see nothing nor can i re-create the noise by pushing down hard on the car.
i have wondered about suspension or related stuff
i can feel nothing different in the handling of the car she still drives and performs like a dream no bounce or anything
my boys advice has been turn the radio on or shut the window hmmm
so over to you guys if you have any ideas
many thanks this is a great site to get info
cheers paul
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Have a look at you rear springs, Mine also made a wierd noise and I could also not place it, Till MOT it was the o/s rear spring had broke. try having a look at least you can exclude it from probible corses if its not. ;) ( sorry about the spelling)
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me again sorry. is the exhaust secured ok and not loose anywhere?
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jack car up check that coil spring has mot broken off bottom coil and its rattlin about they do tend snap off both mine gone its worth checkin cheers, deecee.
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yeah i wondered about the springs but the minute you take it anywhere its a fortune just to hear them tut
but i will see if i can see anything same with the exhaust but it was fitted new end of 2007 so im not sure
are the springs an expensive job need i ask really
thanks
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A set of kyb rear springs should only cost about £40pr pair, and you can do them yourself, have a look in the maint guides.
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If your a bit diy its no big prob. Theres a how to do in the Maintenance Guide for the springs ( Ive also got to replace them) new springs are round about £40 the pair. My Exhaust also had a couple of parts changed over and its got an anoying rattel but thats just one of the rubber thingybobbs, have to push it back in. hope that helps a bit. :y
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thanks for your help
trouble is im a complete arse when it comes to any maintenance so will have to pay for it i guess god how much will that cost
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Do it yourself mate it is not hard, dont pay a monkey to do it when you can. Save yourself the dosh.
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Go on mate try it yourself, :y if you cant get any further than you can always get some halp. at least you can say " at least I tried". ::) it is an easy job when it is the springs. Go on Try it you never Know you might get to like getting your Fingers dirty ( or jammed or clobberd like me) :y
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you guys are too confident not a chance i will mess it up
mind you need to find out that thats the problem first
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Thats true :y ( about if thats the prob ) lets know what it is mate. Good luck :y
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yeah i will try and get under it and have a look will let you know thought the performance would have been effected but nothing just been down to devon 240 mile round trip drove like a dream
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If it is the spring then its normaly one of the end bits that break I didnt feel anything in the handeling from the car, would only feel it if you try rally or something like that i supose.
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ok wont know until i do something will let u know thanks for the advice
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update
cant see anything got someone coming today to have a look
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could probly be exhaust rubber snapped or needs pushing on properl or heat shield on exhaust hope this helps :y
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Could be the anti-rattle spring on your rear calipers have come off...mine was making a sound like loose stones inside a milk bottle when going over bumps because of that.
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take off rear wheel get a torch bottom of spring should point 2 rear of car may find spring broke off 2 the inside of car must b a weight /balance thing, hope it helps.
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Could be handbrake shoes. a couple of weeks back I had what sounded like a bucket of chains being rattled at the back when moving slowly in traffic. Disappeared at speed.
When the brakes were opened up bits of shoe just fell out. Handbrake was working ok , only failing just as I pulled into the garage for them to take a look at the problem.
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yep sping gone snapped at bottom hence noise
got a guy coming to fix it today £86 fitted fair price i reckon as im a complete arse at mechanics.
he actually said i could get parts cheaper on ebay if i wanted to buy a pair but i wanted to get it done rather than wait.