LIST YOUR REAR END HERE...

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Southernboy
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LIST YOUR REAR END HERE...

Post by Southernboy »

As you all know, there's been endless posts on the "rear end rattle"
So, to make it easy for any newbie or oldie who finds themselves needing direction, I think it might be useful to create a list of all the rattles members have had and resolved. The idea is to list each cause once only, so if your rattle cause has already been listed, don't add to the list... once the post has had a chance to collect all the different issues causing the rattle and a brief description of the remedy, perhaps the post can be edited and added to the knowledge base for any future reference requirements.
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Dino D
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Post by Dino D »

Good idea.

Mine have been:
Spare wheel holder/bracket bolts needing tightening.

Exhaust mount (near gearbox, sounded like it was from the rear though).
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Mike
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Re: LIST YOUR REAR END HERE...

Post by Mike »

My list is -

Exhaust due to needing new rubber bits

Petrol filler cap tapping as small rubber bung dropped off.

Screaming from the wife tied to the boot rack !
brilie
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You could drive a little slower!!! Might stop the wife screaming :D
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Gazza
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Post by Gazza »

Balance weight/vibration damper behind the bumper
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Mike
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Post by Mike »

Actually I find that screaming aside, the wife on the rack solves the weight/vibration damper problem very well.
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Robert T
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Rear suspension top mounts - aka the chipmunks.

Torx bit rattling round under the storage box after fitting rollhoops. :oops:

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Mugs
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Post by Mugs »

rear top mounts
cat disintegrating
mid silencer disintegrating.
spare wheel in the rack
deni2s
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Hooks on soft top front, when top is in lowered position and hooks are in closed position.
Things inside trunk and door pockets.
siwilson
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Handbrake cables out of clip on underside of patrol tank
Rubber sound absorber missing or displaced form petrol tank straps
Rear brake pads (particularly aftermarket) rattling in calliper.
Crap in boot that has no business being there.
Loose exhaust heat shield
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Brian H
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Handbrake shoes rattling inside the drum due to incorrect tension on the cables or the handbrake shoe fastener popping out.
wifevanda
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Rear swimming arm bushes seized or worn over rough roads .
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Sorry should have read swinging
corky
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Re: LIST YOUR REAR END HERE...

Post by corky »

Wife rattling in passenger seat :lol:
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BonBon
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Trianglar storage tray on left side of boot slightly out of place.
Cracked weld on the exhaust support arm
Slipped exhaust mount allowing exhaust to sway sideways and tap bumper
Dino D
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A bit OT but how does one check if the rear top mounts are noisy - drive with carpet out and check or can it be done when stationery?
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BonBon
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Post by BonBon »

If you manage to drive with a finger on the mount you will feel the clicking
Dino D
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Post by Dino D »

BonBon wrote:If you manage to drive with a finger on the mount you will feel the clicking
If I pull that off I need to make a video!

Is it a loud click/rattle. I can hear something starting that wasn't there before but I think it might be the struts rattling in the shocks (the fronts were diagnosed as that and sounds similar but close obviously, apparently can happen on coil overs, not sure if that can happen on normal shocks too?).
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Post by gas guzzler »

Rear exhaust bracket, four spot welds had given up so plate had come away from body work and was flapping about. Fixed by two bolts, easier than welding as difficult to get to.
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Dino D
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Re: LIST YOUR REAR END HERE...

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Diff mount bush.
Worn out with excessive play so bolt rattling as it moved around .
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