Rattle-Help

[SteveB VXR8]

I have had a light rattle from the near side rear for some time & have been unable to trace it.
I've checked the wheel nuts, exhaust, battery bay, tools & spare wheel & have had new pads over the last 18 months.
It isn't the lower control arm as that is a clonk from the front.
Any ideas please? It doesn't get worse just annoying!

[monkfish1]

SteveB VXR8 said:

I have had a light rattle from the near side rear for some time & have been unable to trace it.
I've checked the wheel nuts, exhaust, battery bay, tools & spare wheel & have had new pads over the last 18 months.
It isn't the lower control arm as that is a clonk from the front.
Any ideas please? It doesn't get worse just annoying!

Check if it goes away under braking. If it does, its the brake pads. There is a kit to stop this.

[SteveB VXR8]

It's noticable at lower speeds over drains & bumps not a clunk from the brakes I get sometimes. Don't hear it at speed.

Sounds like coins in a can but only from rear left & doesn't get worse over time(wear).

[GAL001]

Maybe as simple as air in the brake system, does braking feel ok?

[Tattooboy]

How about checking the disc stone gaurds, one might be slighty bent, loose?

[H5V VE]

I had something similar recently - a ringing type noise - that you could only hear with the window open.

Turned out to be the plate that holds the pads in place on the back of the caliper - it wasnt quite seated properly. A slight niudge and it slotted into place and no more noise.

[mik_ok]

Wasnt there a post about this recently? Brake flexi knocking against the strut I think?

[MatrixXXx]

Handbrake Cable?

[R8OMG]

My money is on rear brake pipe. Wheel off and see if you can wobble the pipe as it goes underneath chassis. If it does secure with cable tie or the like

[SturdyHSV]

Do you have the switchable wortec exhaust? Mine was recently fixed by the fish allowing it to go on to quiet mode again (it'd corroded stuck on loud through lack of use ) and that is now rattling when on quiet mode, but is only noticeable at very low speeds and low rpm (so when maneuvering).

Doesn't sound like quite the same thing you have, but thought I'd chuck it out there.

[r8black]

My vxr8 was doing this for almost two years it only happens on slow speed bumps not so much on speed humps

Took the rear left wheel off and found the two brake lines run up the body work that ping back and fourth kinda springy I used a cable tie temporary fix and it stopped so now to fix it property

[SteveB VXR8]

Thanks...some good ideas there. I'll report back with the fix.

This is what the Forum is all about...why reinvent the wheel!