Mostly full lock but its doing it now between too. All through the turnWith small turns, or only near full lock?
Mostly full lock but its doing it now between too. All through the turnWith small turns, or only near full lock?
after 3 years, im finally proving to myself and realizing that it is in fact my brakes pads clanging around inside the caliper that is causing my "suspension clunk". If I ride the brakes the very minimum amount possible before the car actually starts to slow down, the car doesnt clunk over bumps. wowI have centric posi-quiet pads. Ironic if they are the cause of the noise lol
after 3 years, im finally proving to myself and realizing that it is in fact my brakes pads clanging around inside the caliper that is causing my "suspension clunk". If I ride the brakes the very minimum amount possible before the car actually starts to slow down, the car doesnt clunk over bumps. wow
interesting.. good to know!Had this exact same behavior and symptoms, even had a reputable shop tell me it was the brake pads. Ended up being a loose rear bushing in one of my LCAs. Even light braking would load up the front and eliminate the noise.
Not likely to be the case for many others as I had bushings pressed in. Factory assembled arms probably not likely to come apart.
Hi everyone,
Many thanks to GTI Jake for setting this thread, and for the community for keeping it alive.
I’m a proud owner of one of the first MK7 in Portugal, which is turning 10 years old (178.000 on the clock now).
A few months ago, she start developing some weird noises from the rear left suspension. I’m posting those, so you can point me some possible sugestions.
Timeline of events:
T-35.000km: Rear sway bar replaced with OEM GTI Clubsport S unit. End links replaced. All bolts and nuts replaced. All torqued down to specs.
T-16.000km: all 4 OEM original shocks replaced with KONI FSD. Front strut bearings (OEM) replaced. Rear shock mounts not replaced. All bolts and nuts new. Everything torqued to specs.
T-3.000km: Noises start developing.
First a subtle “knok-knok-knok” sound from the rear at low speed irregular pavement, that sounded like coming from a damaged top strut. Then the sound included some “creaks” at very low speed, when accommodating to uneven terrain, or pronounced slopes while parking.
T-1000km. Replaced the rear top mounts (still OEM with 178KKm) with Bilsteins, in the hope that these where the culprit. No luck.
As of today. Noises are already noticeable even by my wife. I can clearly track the noise to the rear left suspension:
I made the car into an incline so to stand only in 3 wheels (attached), and rocked the rear of the car. I undoubtedly hear the noise from the left side. Link here.
To make sure, I had someone to ride in the rear of the car (rear sets folded) that was able to confirm the origin of the sound while passing over speed bumps and to capture it. Link here.
Also, worth to mention that the noise is now omnipresent whenever the car passes over any irregularity of the road, and is louder when going uphill, or when I have cargo on the luggage compartment, i.e., when the rear suspension is more compressed.
I’ve already done a visual inspection, for something loose; I could not find nothing abnormal.
Any suggestions on where to go next?
Many thanks!
Thanks for the hints, GTI Jake.
I confirm the RSB it is centered.
i also confirm the shocks have been torqued with suspension compressed.
But, now that you mention, i don't know if the RSB was torqued under load. So, i guess the next thing to do is to release the tension and redo the torque under load to be sure. Do you see a problem reusing the same bolts?
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Alright so I’m having suspensions sounds up at the driver front side. No noise when it was completely stock.
I changed out the brake pads the day before sending the car off for suspension “upgrade”. Eibach prokit , B8 shocks, superpro rsb and matching Endlinks, and 034 mounts
I notice the clunk the first day but I thought it was because it was an “active suspension”. Truthfully I thought it sounded cool at first. Similar to how 4x4 sounds when climbing rocks
Fast forward 1.5 months the clunk got worse. The shop that did install stated they checked everything out and it was the front Endlinks. I swapped out stock front Endlinks for spulen spherical myself . While that improved the sway I was having and some of the noise, a lot of it is still there.
Not sure where else to trouble shooot. Help. Sound is no longer cool. I would describe the sound as clunking with some clicks sprinkled in there