Old creaky floor sound
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- 2008.5 MS3
A clunk noise could come from a loose wheel bearing.
Jack up the car, grasp the wheel at the top and bottom and attempt to rock it.
There should be minimal movement if any. Excessive play may indicate that the wheel bearing is loose.
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- San Diego, CA
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- 2014 Mazda3 S GT auto, 2008 MX5 6-speed
I would think that you'd have to unload the spring. However, if your suspension wasn't making that noise before the new part installs, logic says the noise is likely to be coming from one of the installs. Have you rechecked tightness of all the fasteners?
Everything suspension wise really needs to be replaced so logic is wrong in this case, but yes everything is tight. And no i have not checked control arms and yes ball joints are crap already being shipped. Balljoints i dont think would make this noise due to it making it on initial take off from stop. Would a video help anyone?
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Just wondering though because I hear a noise similar to your clunk/creak when stopping/starting and going over bumps. Have checked all my points of connection around cv axles,wheel bearings,tie rod ends, etc. and the only thing I can find visually is the ball joint is shot. Rubber seal on it is just about if not completely in two.
Hi, just want to check as i have same noise now but only in slow speed. It is the same with you?
Kinda, if I do 15 mph and take a slight turn I can hear it go "eerrrr". I still haven't found the issue yet, but I'm working on it. I changed the lower control arms with bushings and ball joints. No play in wheels, plus the sound isn't rotational so I doubt wheel bearings. The swaybar mounts and bushings look good but they're old so I'll be replacing them with a active sway bar(maybe racing beat) with poly bushing, if I can find some. At the same time I'm getting a different noise over bumps that's like a rattle, which I think is my stock struts going out. Hopefully in the next coming months I can change them out for some coilovers, which is top of my list of to-do's, after replacing what needs to be fixed.
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thanks for the reply, as mine does not happen when i am turning but on slow speed at the start of the drive or when going from full stop. but gone when in high speed.
fyi as might apply to you, in youtube there is that eric the car guy that has a video on how to check suspension noise 101 and at the end it was the engine mount that was making the noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFbb43fwqk
Here's an easy way to test the motor mounts:
Get going like 15-20mph in 2nd gear. Now step on the gas, then let off. If the shift knob moves more than a couple cm back and forth when you do that, then the motor mounts are gone. Motor mounts are a common thing with Proteges, but mine never clunked.
On the other hand...There are a lot of 15year old rubber suspension bushings under the car. Maybe even the top hat.
Get going like 15-20mph in 2nd gear. Now step on the gas, then let off. If the shift knob moves more than a couple cm back and forth when you do that, then the motor mounts are gone. Motor mounts are a common thing with Proteges, but mine never clunked.
On the other hand...There are a lot of 15year old rubber suspension bushings under the car. Maybe even the top hat.
It's not the motor mounts I changed them a year ago and looked at them Saturday to make sure,but the shifter did move when they were broke. I'm going to start with the easiest first and work my way down the list since it all needs to be replaced anyway
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