Suspension R53 GP rear suspension clanking
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R53 GP rear suspension clanking
I have a very loud metal on metal clanking sound coming from the rear suspension. I do have the madness sway bar installed. The sound seems omni-directional and comes from the center rear of the car. The clanking is constant over anything but a billiard smooth road.
I have had the car up on jack stands twice and looked at all the components and cannot find anything amiss. Took it to my shop, they got it up on a lift and hammered (with a rubber mallet). They could find nothing wrong either.
I am at a loss....
Any ideas?
I have had the car up on jack stands twice and looked at all the components and cannot find anything amiss. Took it to my shop, they got it up on a lift and hammered (with a rubber mallet). They could find nothing wrong either.
I am at a loss....
Any ideas?
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The clanking got worse and worse. So I put the car up on stands, fully charged my cordless impact wrench and hit every bolt that I could reach. Noticed that several of them turned a bit as I put the impact wrench to them. Hmmmm, maybe when I installed the Madness Rear Sway bar, I did not torque them to spec. But whatever it was, by hitting all the bolts again with my impact wrench, it cured the clank. Woo Hoo! My Mini is back!
Last edited by rob76turbo; 09-01-2016 at 08:24 PM. Reason: fix typo
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