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Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:12 am
by kevr84
Im concerned at the pugs rear.. Everytime i go over a bump, the rear end shimmies about, its like driving a bendy bus.
Iv jacked it up, but there appears to be little or no play in the wheels.. Any ideas what could be the cause of this?..
Thanks
Kev
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:08 am
by mjb
Are your tyres inflated to the correct pressure?
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:34 am
by teamster1975
Check the antirollbar bushes and the link rods.
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:52 am
by kevr84
mjb wrote:Are your tyres inflated to the correct pressure?
lol, yep
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:54 am
by kevr84
teamster1975 wrote:Check the antirollbar bushes and the link rods.
I had a grab and a tug the best i could.. didnt really feel any movement
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:59 am
by teamster1975
kevr84 wrote:teamster1975 wrote:Check the antirollbar bushes and the link rods.
I had a grab and a tug the best i could.. didnt really feel any movement
You may not if you grab the wheel while it's jacked up. But if the rear end is sloppy
something must have play in it!
If you're good with spanners the parts are cheap and you'll do it in 3 or 4 hours, I did and I'd never tackled such a job before!
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:28 pm
by totaleclipse
check your shocks for leaks.
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:32 pm
by jasper5
Apart from checking the anti roll bar bushes and link rods, you should check the shock absorbers for leaking and push down on the rear end, if there is a "bouncy" effect, or lack of resistance to you pushing down on the rear, you may have seriously worn shock absorbers.
What you describe is classic shock absorber wear, but it could also be worn bushes, or even a broken spring....check everything, even the tyres for being out of shape.
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:33 pm
by kevr84
teamster1975 wrote:kevr84 wrote:teamster1975 wrote:Check the antirollbar bushes and the link rods.
I had a grab and a tug the best i could.. didnt really feel any movement
You may not if you grab the wheel while it's jacked up. But if the rear end is sloppy
something must have play in it!
If you're good with spanners the parts are cheap and you'll do it in 3 or 4 hours, I did and I'd never tackled such a job before!
Yeh im reasonably handy with a spanner. Are they easily accessible? My other car needs the subframe dropping
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:06 pm
by kevr84
jasper5 wrote:Apart from checking the anti roll bar bushes and link rods, you should check the shock absorbers for leaking and push down on the rear end, if there is a "bouncy" effect, or lack of resistance to you pushing down on the rear, you may have seriously worn shock absorbers.
What you describe is classic shock absorber wear, but it could also be worn bushes, or even a broken spring....check everything, even the tyres for being out of shape.
Theres does seem to be a bit of bounce when pushing down. Its not bouncy when going over the bumps though.. its more of a sideways movement...
Re: Wobbly rear end
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:20 pm
by jasper5
If you push down hard on the back of the car, it should press down once then stop, if it carries on moving, ie, you can easily push it up and down a few times, your shock absorbers are shot.In other words, the whole back of the car will feel very soft.A bit like pushing a see-saw up and down.
You will get sideways movement as well, ie, a sideways lurch, you may get the car feeling like it moves sideways on cornering.
I would check all the bushes, link rods, and the shockers for leaking.