Help me find source of clacking

so its not a rim... can you feel it? :thumbsup: NP bro

 

I still say the rubbers on your springs are fooked or the dampers aren't tight.

 

I have a similar "thunking" sound and I'm going to try your idea. Clever, I never thought about taking the sway bar off. Very clever!

 

You don't need to remove it, just disconnect one side

 

Hi, a common problem on the ST165 with rear clacking noise is rear differential bushing. It must be torn/worn out.

 

Hey Stig, if it's the spring cushions, will it cause an intermittent thumping / bumping sound?
Part number 48471 below:

 

Thats the upper cup, there should be a rubber inside it and also on the lower cup
I had to replace mine due to this problem and also ground down the sharp edges on the springs to stop it recurring

You could also slip some rubber pipe over the coils at both ends for 1 revolution

 

Other problem I found was the strut incorrectly inserted into the upper cup.
There's slots and most of the shocks I stripped weren't fitted properly which
showed wear around the slots and possibly noise as well.

Here's what I'm talking about


Grind these sharp edges down, the King's springs chewed straight through the rubbers
because of these sharp edges

 

itf that cup on the top isnt on perfectly in line they will throw the spring out causing it to shake a little

 

Trying to find a complete strut assembly to swap in instead of disassembling it...

 

Maybe these pics I took yesterday will show the common causes of noise in the suspension

Faulty top bearing, should be no play at all - this one was loose and on opening there was a ball missing


Spring hitting cup or spring - look for witness marks



Misaligned top mount, (this is a good one) and holes in cup rubbers


99% of the shocks I've stripped have one or all of these faults, all is not well in Celica strut world

I've come to realize that the rubber shrouds are a giveaway, if they are torn like these
it means that the shock has been incorrectly assembled and things aren't lined up properly

 

i had that exact problem. what can i say im good

 

Hmm, just curious, was your noise only on one side of the car?