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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tapping brakes/potholes
I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear
driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a while. thanks in advance |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tapping brakes/potholes
S F wrote:
> I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear > driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no > sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. > > I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a > stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this > could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a > while. > > thanks in advance I'd have it taken care of immediately. It could be a brake issue. Worn pad can sometimes move just enough in the caliper to make a clunking noise. |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tappingbrakes/potholes
On Apr 6, 2:42*am, Nasty > wrote:
> S F wrote: > > I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear > > driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no > > sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. > > > I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a > > stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this > > could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a > > while. > > > thanks in advance > > I'd have it taken care of immediately. It could be a brake issue. Worn > pad can sometimes move just enough in the caliper to make a clunking noise. Even if I have drum brakes in the back? thanks |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tapping brakes/potholes
S F wrote:
> On Apr 6, 2:42 am, Nasty > wrote: >> S F wrote: >>> I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear >>> driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no >>> sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. >>> I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a >>> stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this >>> could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a >>> while. >>> thanks in advance >> I'd have it taken care of immediately. It could be a brake issue. Worn >> pad can sometimes move just enough in the caliper to make a clunking noise. > > Even if I have drum brakes in the back? > > thanks Especially. |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tappingbrakes/potholes
On Apr 6, 7:39*pm, Nasty > wrote:
> S F wrote: > > On Apr 6, 2:42 am, Nasty > wrote: > >> S F wrote: > >>> I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear > >>> driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no > >>> sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. > >>> I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a > >>> stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this > >>> could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a > >>> while. > >>> thanks in advance > >> I'd have it taken care of immediately. It could be a brake issue. Worn > >> pad can sometimes move just enough in the caliper to make a clunking noise. > > > Even if I have drum brakes in the back? > > > thanks > > Especially. Thanks, I'll have it looked at. |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tapping brakes/potholes
"S F" > wrote in message ... > I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear > driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no > sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. > > I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a > stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this > could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a > while. > > thanks in advance I am not familiar with the car in question but some years ago I had a knocking at the back of a car when travelling over rough surfaces. It sounded like a little guy underneath with a hammer. It turned out that the handbrake cable pulled on the brakes via a lever mounted in the backplate of each rear drum. The pins on the levers had worn allowing them to jump up and down when slack and the noise was the lever knocking against the sides of the slot it passed through. The cure, which lasted for the five years I had the car, was four small pieces of leather from an old belt which were glued to the top and bottom of each lever where they passed through the slot. This may have nothing whatsoever to do with your noise but.....who knows.... -- Tinkerer |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tappingbrakes/potholes
On 2010-04-06, S F > wrote:
> I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear > driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no > sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. > > I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a > stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this > could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a > while. Inspect the rear suspension. You may have a worn/nonexistent rubber bushing in the upper control arm or trailing arm, and so you hear metal-on-metal clanging when the suspension moves. Before even removing the wheel to take a look, shake it side to side. When the bushings aren't there, there is free play. Worn suspension components are a potential safety issue since they affect the overall handling of the car. |
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accord 90 - clunk from rear when accelerating/tappingbrakes/potholes
On Apr 27, 12:41*am, Kaz Kylheku > wrote:
> On 2010-04-06, S F > wrote: > > > I've been hearing a sort of know or clunk coming from the rear > > driver's side. It's an on and off phenomenon. Sometimes there is no > > sound at all, sometimes it happens very often. > > > I can hear it if I tap the brakes, or even when I accelerate from a > > stop. It also occurs when going over bumps/potholes. I wonder if this > > could be a safety issue or whether I could postpone fixing it for a > > while. > > Inspect the rear suspension. > > You may have a worn/nonexistent rubber bushing in the upper control arm > or trailing arm, and so you hear metal-on-metal clanging when the > suspension moves. > > Before even removing the wheel to take a look, shake it > side to side. When the bushings aren't there, there is free play. > > Worn suspension components are a potential safety issue since > they affect the overall handling of the car. Very helpful, thanks a lot. I can do this myself in the parking lot. |
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