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Just had the rear drop links replaced on my 406 HDi, but there is still a rattling/banging noise coming from the rear when going over bumps, and there is a slight vibration at +60mph, what are the possible causes?

(99 HDi, 144k.)

the vibration over 60mph is probably the wheels. get them balanced and i will put money on the vibration going..

the rear knocking could be anti roll bar bush .

I get a lot of rear noises

Yesterday I put it down to the black pudding I had on my sausage sarnie

plod wrote:I get a lot of rear noises

Yesterday I put it down to the black pudding I had on my sausage sarnie

ewww black pudding. how the feck do you eat that it makes me sick . horrible stuff .

Hey, each to their own

Like, I can't stand cheesecake, but others love it, just makes me want to wretch

well ye each to their own.

how the hell do you not like cheesecake its the best desert ever

Vibration and/or steering wobble can be down to uneven REAR tyre wear....

and why is it you can't fart quietly anymore once you reach 45 or so?

Gary406 wrote: ewww black pudding. how the feck do you eat that it makes me sick . horrible stuff .

Gary406 wrote: how the hell do you not like cheesecake its the best desert ever

Yum yum, black pudding cheesecake

dogslife wrote:
and why is it you can't fart quietly anymore once you reach 45 or so?

Guess I peaked early then

Were the stabilizer arms replaced, or just the drop links? I had knocking on the back that I tracked down to the stabilizers (the rod with a bush on one end and a ball-joint on the other), changed them both and noise has gone. Hope that helps.

Are any of these items non mot'able?

Reason I ask, is I have a rattle from the rear that has been there for years ( only on bad bumps )
Obviously keeps passing the mot
Maybe I need to be there this year when it's being done instead of dropping it off before work and picking up after

If there is excessive play in the supsension then it will be a failure, you can check yourself by jacking the car up and grabbing at the wheel with your hands at opposite sides so one hand pushes while the other hand pulls. In my case the problem was easily detected with the wheels off the ground. In your case it may be the exhaust banging around or something similar, especially as it's passed a few mot's like it.

Ok

Definately not exhaust I would say as changed from standard to a powerflow and still the same

It's certainly worth jacking it up and having a looksy, should take no longer than 30 min's to check both sides.

Being peeing it down today, so hopefully things are better tomoz