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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Hey guys, when i am driving slow i hear this clonking noise coming from the back left wheel any ideas ? bushes,shockes ? and can i check what it is without a ramp/pit


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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyrob2002
Hey guys, when i am driving slow i hear this clonking noise coming from the back left wheel any ideas ? bushes,shockes ? and can i check what it is without a ramp/pit


cheers rob
Anti roll bar link maybe? You'll have to investigate, the description you have given is vague
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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Will be the usual n/s/r shock issue mate. Plenty of info on here about it, will go hunt down a link for you. Mine is the same, just about to buy new shocks for it.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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https://www.scoobynet.com/suspension...pe-struts.html
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyrob2002
cheers wilbo big help
No worries, thats one of the best write ups I have seen. Its quite a common fault, not saying yours is definitely that, but if its happening at slow speed and on left hand bends, then it is quite likely. Mine have already been regreased which prevented it for a while but it is back now and very irritating so I have opted to replace the shocks with KYB Ultra SR's.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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Try this link. This is how I fixed mine.

http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...wageRearStruts

Lots of posts on here all with the same problem. Hope you get it sorted soon one way or the other
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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ive been investigating the same issue, i thought mine was going to need new rear shocks after all the posts but i think it seems to be more of an issue with the inverted struts which are not on my wrx, so the other day on the off chance i jumped under the car grabbed the arb and give it a good shake whilst on the ground and sure enough there it was....demon tweeks sell poweflex bushes £30 delivered....
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ozbod1
ive been investigating the same issue, i thought mine was going to need new rear shocks after all the posts but i think it seems to be more of an issue with the inverted struts which are not on my wrx, so the other day on the off chance i jumped under the car grabbed the arb and give it a good shake whilst on the ground and sure enough there it was....demon tweeks sell poweflex bushes £30 delivered....
Was yours clonking all the time or only at slow speeds on left corners?
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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on a uneven road all the time, on a flat road no clunk at all, not sure about turing corners tbh....the anti-roll bar bushes look fine, i have had the car on ramps and all bushes looked good and the arb solid-hence i was thinking shocker but like i say on the off chance in my drive which drops to the right lifting the clunking side slightly i gave it a good tug and its clunking like a good un...tbh i havent fitted the polyflex bushes yet but i know that noise is the clunk thats been bugging me for a month.....
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