Weird sound coming from the back
(no comments from the peanut gallery!)
From: doug (e-mail address removed)
Date: 8/22/2003 8:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time
hello, i just bought a 1988 gl station wagon with 132000 miles on it that drives
pretty good. while driving it yesterday I noticed two sounds coming from the
back, one was a knocking or banging sound like the the hatch was not closed all
the way , and the other sound kind of sounded like pigeons cooing. I checked the
suspension to see if that where the sound was coming from but I dont believe
that is the cause. Any help would be appreciated
I'm not too familiar with '88 GL's (awd - fwd?), but here's my 2¢ :
1- Re; the knocking'banging sound: Check out the rear shocks and their mounts.
Mine went out on a Mazda, and they always made noise under acceleration, hard
cornering, coasting off of throttle.... & the biggest clunk under braking
<<goose-bump-shudder>>.
Oh yeah, BTW, *was* the hatch closed?!?!? See if there is any play in it
when closed. Rear doors usually do not have "irritating' noises"; it is a type
of sound one would know to be a loose piece of metal . Heck, just go drive
around for a few minutes with the rear hatch open (as an excuse for the
unlatched hatch, stick something out the back and attach a red flag to it -
just for the H-of-it) and see if it occurs; if it does not the hatch and you
may be able to more closely pinpoint the noise. And if so equipped, check
therear lisence plate and bracket.
2- Re; the pigeons(!); I'm not terribly familiar with pre-2K Subies (there's a
line, eh?!?), but first I'd check the rear hubs/bearings, especially as it
would most likely be less costly than my second guess, the rear differential
and CV's if so equipped.
Terry - '03 Silver Legacy SE sedan - 36 miles!
'02 Regatta-Red GT wagon 5spd - 23k miles
Yakima / TandeMover / Rockymount rack
To reply, get rid of the "nonsense"
