STI rear knocking
16 August 2005, 08:21 AM
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STI rear knocking
Well, after 2 1/2 years of rear "suspension" knocking on an my MY02 STI (only slowly over uneaven road surfaces), on Saturday I did the following: -
Tightened and straightened up the boot catch, to be VERY tight
Greased up the boot lid springs, which make a dreadfull noise under pressure
Adjusted the NSR door catch, which would knock if provoked.
Removed the play in the rear bumper clips
Re-seated the jack handle in sponge
Re-seated the spare wheel cover to stop it banging on its catches
and guess what?????
.....Complete Silence......
It appears that my STI doesn't have knocking suspension after all... Am I the only one
One thing that it has made me realise is that the general standard of fixings and clips on the Impreza is not very good. They are not designed to stop rattles.
This car is going to plagued with rattles unless they design better clips / catches and fixings.
Tightened and straightened up the boot catch, to be VERY tight
Greased up the boot lid springs, which make a dreadfull noise under pressure
Adjusted the NSR door catch, which would knock if provoked.
Removed the play in the rear bumper clips
Re-seated the jack handle in sponge
Re-seated the spare wheel cover to stop it banging on its catches
and guess what?????
.....Complete Silence......
It appears that my STI doesn't have knocking suspension after all... Am I the only one
One thing that it has made me realise is that the general standard of fixings and clips on the Impreza is not very good. They are not designed to stop rattles.
This car is going to plagued with rattles unless they design better clips / catches and fixings.
18 August 2005, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GrollySTI
My knocking was cured today by my dealer.
They tightened the rear hub bolts (whatever they are).
Silence
They tightened the rear hub bolts (whatever they are).
Silence
Just the process of jacking up the rear of the car can make the noise vanish for a few days.
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18 August 2005, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by davedipster
Yep this can fix some knocking from the rear, but if you have a duff rear strut then the noise will come back.
Just the process of jacking up the rear of the car can make the noise vanish for a few days.
dipster
Just the process of jacking up the rear of the car can make the noise vanish for a few days.
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18 August 2005, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GrollySTI
I really hope it doesn't come back - its been in with them enough over the last 3 months!!
Did your noise occur when coming off the power?
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29 August 2005, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by davedipster
The strut knocking tends to be when driving over drains or drop kerbs and the like, even when the clutch is in. This is the std sti suspension knock.
Did your noise occur when coming off the power?
dipster
Did your noise occur when coming off the power?
dipster
Yes indeed - when coming off power and engine braking.
There is now a different noise which has been traced to a faulty top mount on the O/S rear suspension - in later this week for new one.
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Originally Posted by davedipster
Yep this can fix some knocking from the rear, but if you have a duff rear strut then the noise will come back.
Just the process of jacking up the rear of the car can make the noise vanish for a few days.
dipster
Just the process of jacking up the rear of the car can make the noise vanish for a few days.
dipster
I spoke to powerstation about this - it sems that there is a very small amount of play in the strut that is causing the noise
