Chriping noise from rear (video included)?

1. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #1 19th May 2012, 17:27

   Hello
   
   I have some sort of chirping noise coming from the rear of the car, which is worse when going down even a slightly bumpy road.
   
   
   
   The axle has no play at all and I have tightened the ARB end plate bolts. I have removed the rear wheels and pushed up the rear suspension with my hand several times but can't hear the noise.
   
   Any ideas?
2. Pitbull69 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Co Durham Posts: 634 Octavia vRS

   #2 19th May 2012, 17:29

   is your car polybushed, as this started to happened to mine once it was polybushed,
3. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #3 19th May 2012, 17:30

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Pitbull69 is your car polybushed, as this started to happened to mine once it was polybushed,

   Nah it's not mate, Rear axle bushes are white which means standard iirc.
4. gretsch-drummer Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Moortown, Leeds Posts: 156 5dr Bianca 306

   #4 19th May 2012, 21:31

   You got a spare wheel under the boot? When I got rear ended in my 306 it loosened the spare wheel cage and was making the same kind of squeak.
5. rey Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac

   #5 19th May 2012, 23:40

   Damper? Trailing arms? Beam? Spare wheel cage?
   
   Anyone of this imo
6. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #6 20th May 2012, 09:48

   Hmmm I have got a spare wheel and cage, didn't think of that!
   
   Will take the wheel out and see if the noise increases decreases.
   
   Beam seems fine, no play and the noise is not there if I push the suspension up by hand.
7. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

   #7 20th May 2012, 10:03

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by devilsadvocate Nah it's not mate, Rear axle bushes are white which means standard iirc.

   I think the standard bushes are black, they are on mine anyway.
8. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #8 20th May 2012, 10:04

   niggly noises can be a right pain, i remember a few years back i had a sqeak at very low speeds only turning left and it turnt out to be one of the rear bolts on the trailing arm wasnt quite tight enough....
9. rey Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 8205 :(s)rac

   #9 20th May 2012, 11:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by devilsadvocate Hmmm I have got a spare wheel and cage, didn't think of that! Will take the wheel out and see if the noise increases decreases. Beam seems fine, no play and the noise is not there if I push the suspension up by hand.

   You can't always replicate the noises by hand though, the loads a car puts through the suspension will be far higher than what you can put through by hand.
10. gretsch-drummer Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Moortown, Leeds Posts: 156 5dr Bianca 306

    #10 20th May 2012, 15:49

    I've got a £10'er on it being wheel cage.