rear clunk

[kane]

Hi I have a 2000 protege with a bad clunk coming from the driver side rear of the car. I replaced the strut and endlinks and trailing arm and check the swaybar bushings and still got the noise. I even removed all the stuff in the trunk spare tire etc. Any help at all will be appreciated.

[MazdaNoob]

check the gas tank filler neck and piping to the tank ... i found a broken bolt behind the rear wheel that allowed just enough movement for the piping to hit the suspension only on the right bump ... was annoying as hell

[kane]

thanks I'll check it out first thing when wife gets home with it.

[FE3-323]

have you checked your exhaust?? what is the condition of your upper strut mount??

[kane]

checked fuel pipe, everything ok. will check upper strut mount. Thanks.

[FE3-323]

are all of the bolts tight? bushings are still solid not worn excessively?

[kane]

The three bolts that hold the strut to the car were tight. The bolt for the strut itself was a little loose but got it tight. I drove the car and still made the #@!&*^* noise. The mount itself seems fine but really don't know how to check it.

[FE3-323]

wish i was local id take a look @ it for you.

[25fconv]

Make sure your endlink it tight. When I replaced my struts to Tockico struts, I had a clunking noise, eventhough i though my endlinks were tight u in the air, when I put it on the ground the struts had a load on them so everything compressed and there was play in the endlinks.

[FE3-323]

good point!^^

[25fconv]

Thanks bpt323!!