Rattling backend on a 58 plate A3 TDI.
- Thread starter Dave205
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Also check that the plastic guard things that cover the rear suspension arms aren’t loose....if they are they rattle away over every bump etc.
A couple of plastic cable ties deftly positioned is pretty effective at silencing them.
A couple of plastic cable ties deftly positioned is pretty effective at silencing them.
Also this, I had a very metallic rattle that initially I couldn’t trace, until I peered/felt inside the rear lower suspension arm and found a chunk of the top of the rear spring that had broken off and fallen in there!
The pressed steel arm has a U shape and is a perfect receptacle for catching bits of broken springs!
That pressed steel arm also collects water( seems like it was fitted upside down, surely should not be designed like that) I noticed mine had lots of surface rust when I changed my rear springs, painted it with Waxoyl to stop it corroding.
As for rattles, heatshields and plasticovers can come loose. If a Quattro check the metal ring on the end of the prop shaft, it can come loose.
