Lawsonmh15 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Recently I've noticed a rattling which is only audibly detectable from inside the cabin with the doors closed. I can also feel it in the pedals and steering wheel and becomes far more pronounced when going over bumps and cracks in the road. It can be detected when idling, but does not change with increase of RPM. It seems to be coming from the drivers front-end but I am hoping that someone knows of this and can advise me in resolving this obnoxious problem. TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsonmh15 Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Bump. Rattle! Sorry, could'nt resist! Heat shields perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Rattle! Sorry, could'nt resist! Heat shields perhaps? yeah - if it is a buzzy.tinny sound, quite likely. If it's lower clunky sound, someone needs to inspect for broken anti-sway bars or bar mounts and broken/rotated springs and other suspension parts I guess. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 What kind of car, what year is it? If it's more of a "clunking" type sound, check this out: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368718&highlight=legacy+clunk Heat shields are a definite source of rattling or buzzing sound though. We've had that on two subies. But they're RPM dependent and not made worse by bumps, in our case at least. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsonmh15 Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Nevermind. Found that the item causing the the rattle was an errant spark plug my dad lost between the engine and frame beneath the back right of the engine. It found a nice little cavity to be trapped in between the frame and back of the engine (could see some sort of gear ). Got out the telescoping magnet and pushed that S.O.B. out of there and not a rattle since, following bumps that USED to reproduce the noise. Thanks for the good info though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Nevermind. Found that the item causing the the rattle was an errant spark plug my dad lost between the engine and frame beneath the back right of the engine. Ain't it a great feeling to "fix" something, no matter what causes the problem?!! Good going, Lawsonmh15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Rattle! Sorry, could'nt resist! LOL, frag. Great response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 I get a rattling sound in my legacy at about 1000-1500rpm on acceleration.It sounds tinny like the heat shield but only when it's hot.Is there any special place to look for the rattle?Could it be a duffed CAT with an internal rattle? TIA ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsonmh15 Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Ain't it a great feeling to "fix" something, no matter what causes the problem?!!Good going, Lawsonmh15. :banana::banana: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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