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Old 10-13-2012, 08:32 AM
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Default Rear suspension clunk / Loose and rattling wheel

Hey guys,

A couple weeks ago I started getting a little rattle from the driver's rear wheel area. Happens at pretty much any speed, any size of a bump. When the car is on the ground now, you can grab it and give it a shake, there's definitely some play and clunking going on there. Very unnerving. It's gotten progressively worse over the last few weeks.

I've installed ES trailing arm bushings (old ones were shot), and yesterday I replaced the wheel bearing/hub assembly. The car handles better, but the wheel is definitely loose and you can still make it rattle by giving it a shake.

I guess I should note that the car is a 2000 Civic EX, with 7 spoke Si wheels on it. And it's lowered on all four corners with an Omni Power coilover system. I've stood over the trunk on each corner and gave it a good shove to the ground, and it bounces right back up without extra sounds (other than the wheel kinda moving around from what I'm assuming is the same problem I'm describing).

Any ideas?
Old 10-13-2012, 01:34 PM
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Default Re: Rear suspension clunk / Loose and rattling wheel

Well, I figured it out.

For some reason, even though I had the bolts torqued to spec, the upper camber bolts weren't pulling the camber arm all the way against the chassis. Added a nice thick washer to each bolt, problem solved. I went ahead and did the right side too, just to be safe.
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