My wife's 86 gl sedan, Annie, is making some weird sounds. I've been driving her, while working on the wagon and now she wants her fair share of attention. :-\ When I'm driving, the right rear coilovers squeak. If I hit a bump, there's a deep clunk that comes from the same area. The coilover seems to be working fine, but the noise that eminates from that area has me worried. Any ideas of what I might be looking for?

 

Thanks ~Myles~

hey check the bolts on the top hat holding the coilover my 86 wagon did the same thing.

hey check the bolts on the top hat holding the coilover my 86 wagon did the same thing.

Okay, I'll check it when it gets light out, well when I finally get up. Hope that's the problem. It'd sure be nice if it was that easy...Thanks

 

~Myles~

Sorry I can't offer a solution, but if you get it figured out, I'd love to know what's causing it (and how to fix it). My 91 Loyale does the exact same thing - a sort of hollow knocking/banging sound from the rear end when I drive across uneven pavement. It is most noticeable on a washboard-type surface where it manfiests as a rapid "clunk-clunk-clunk". It does seem to be most pronounced on the right (passenger) side, but I think both sides are involved. The bolts that anchor the top of the struts are tight, and I even replaced both rear shocks and the bump-stops that go with them, but it didn't seem to make a difference.

- Poncho

 

My wife's 86 gl sedan, Annie, is making some weird sounds. I've been driving her, while working on the wagon and now she wants her fair share of attention. :-\ When I'm driving, the right rear coilovers squeak. If I hit a bump, there's a deep clunk that comes from the same area. The coilover seems to be working fine, but the noise that eminates from that area has me worried. Any ideas of what I might be looking for?

 

Thanks ~Myles~