Clunk noise as I pull away...? - Page 2

billyboysm3 · 02-03-2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DuncanR

Green bananas mate im afraid ... its the only way if you dont want to pay !
Shove 3~4 green bananas and the peel through the oil filler hole....

Brilliant

mattCSLnut · 02-03-2012, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DuncanR

Green bananas mate im afraid ... its the only way if you dont want to pay !
Shove 3~4 green bananas and the peel through the oil filler hole....

You sure 3-4 would be enough mate ?

E46CSL · 03-03-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

You sure 3-4 would be enough mate ?

A pair or two of stockings will also help

jonv · 05-03-2012, 05:04 AM

Mine did exactly the same, but it was the trailing arm that went up into the body.

I thought the worse and contemplated the diff support.

Something had come lose. So the mechanic lowered the bush housing, tightened something up, problem fixed!!

born2boost · 05-03-2012, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jonv

Mine did exactly the same, but it was the trailing arm that went up into the body.

I thought the worse and contemplated the diff support.

Something had come lose. So the mechanic lowered the bush housing, tightened something up, problem fixed!!

Thats interesting...because I did have poly bushes fitted to the RTA's...could you perhaps elaborate on what could have come loose?

Thanks for the info...!

jonv · 07-03-2012, 03:31 AM

Having spoken with the mechanic, he says it was the front of the rear trailing arm bush bolt that was lose. This caused the clunking sound on accelerating as you described.

To fix this, he had to lower the supporting braket (marked first to avoid changes to allignment) as you cannot get a spanner in there and just tightened the bolt up, problem fixed!!

As you did, I thought this was the diff and the dreaded diff mount issues, but the tightening of a loose bolt fixed it!

s.mac · 07-03-2012, 05:41 PM

I've forgotten what is like to pull away in a CSL

Bounce · 07-03-2012, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by s.mac

I've forgotten what is like to pull away in a CSL

You going to bring it to Silverstone for a run out.

s.mac · 07-03-2012, 07:23 PM

I want to but Im not sure I will have run it it

I sent the suspension off for a service and they have taken longer than expected to get back

not happy but too much going on to worry about it, or to chase it with anger

shane@mbtech · 07-03-2012, 08:32 PM

Bring it down to my gaffe Steve. I can do 300 miles a week back and to, to work. Just gentle motorway/town driving.

Im being serious, and I will be gentle with her

05-03-2012, 05:04 AM	#14
jonv S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Casino cash: $1566	Mine did exactly the same, but it was the trailing arm that went up into the body. I thought the worse and contemplated the diff support. Something had come lose. So the mechanic lowered the bush housing, tightened something up, problem fixed!!

07-03-2012, 03:31 AM	#16
jonv S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Casino cash: $1566	Having spoken with the mechanic, he says it was the front of the rear trailing arm bush bolt that was lose. This caused the clunking sound on accelerating as you described. To fix this, he had to lower the supporting braket (marked first to avoid changes to allignment) as you cannot get a spanner in there and just tightened the bolt up, problem fixed!! As you did, I thought this was the diff and the dreaded diff mount issues, but the tightening of a loose bolt fixed it!

07-03-2012, 05:41 PM	#17
s.mac CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,247 Casino cash: $15600	I've forgotten what is like to pull away in a CSL

07-03-2012, 07:23 PM	#19
s.mac CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,247 Casino cash: $15600	I want to but Im not sure I will have run it it I sent the suspension off for a service and they have taken longer than expected to get back not happy but too much going on to worry about it, or to chase it with anger

07-03-2012, 08:32 PM	#20
shane@mbtech CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: warrington Posts: 5,419 Casino cash: $19783	Bring it down to my gaffe Steve. I can do 300 miles a week back and to, to work. Just gentle motorway/town driving. Im being serious, and I will be gentle with her