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Another possibility...
Posted by Carl [Email] (more from Carl) on Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:00:40
In Reply to: Pop-pop-Popping Right Rear Wheelwell update, JohnE 92s, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:30:38
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I am going to guess you have a three door. If I am wrong then don't bother reading the rest of this...
I have seen, (and experienced) the door latch on the three doors getting worn. There is supposed to be a rubber piece with two metal slides shaped somewhat like a wedge surrounding the actual mechanical latch. This takes the load as the body flexes going over bumps and while accelerating and decelerating. Sometimes if the car gets jacked up with the door open and then the door gets closed, the wedge can be damaged or broken, so that the latch itself ends up taking the vertical load of the door. Over time, the bushing the latch shaft comes through wears, resulting in a latch which you can grab and tilt back and forth. This will present itself as a pop pop noise which does sound like it is coming from the rear wheelwell, during body flex over bumps, etc.
If the noise is easy to reproduce, try driving over a speedbump while somebody holds the door open a few inches. You'll know right away.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Pop-pop-Popping Right Rear Wheelwell update, JohnE 92s, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:30:38
- Another possibility..., Carl, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:00:40 <-- Viewing This Message
- had the same thing...., Chet, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:09:13
- Re: Pop-pop-Popping Right Rear Wheelwell update, Pete
, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:51:20 - Re: Pop-pop-Popping Right Rear Wheelwell update, JimBlake
, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:50:23 - Re: Pop-pop-Popping Right Rear Wheelwell update, JohnK, Wed, 17 Jul 2002 16:44:36
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