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Clunk from rear end at low speed, smooth pavement?

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Old 07-27-2014, 11:32 PM
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Clunk from rear end at low speed, smooth pavement?

I've searched a bunch and can't find anything similar to this.

I'm getting a klunk/knock sound from the rear of my car when driving straight, at low speed (idle), on smooth pavement. It seems to clunk once, and then it won't happen for a while. It doesn't happen going over bumps or at speed.

I am able to reproduce it pretty easily by driving a bit, coming to a stop, and rolling forward at idle. Reversing and driving back into my parking spot does it as well.

Any ideas?
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Old 07-30-2014, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AaronL
I've searched a bunch and can't find anything similar to this.

I'm getting a klunk/knock sound from the rear of my car when driving straight, at low speed (idle), on smooth pavement. It seems to clunk once, and then it won't happen for a while. It doesn't happen going over bumps or at speed.

I am able to reproduce it pretty easily by driving a bit, coming to a stop, and rolling forward at idle. Reversing and driving back into my parking spot does it as well.

Any ideas?
In case anyone else comes by this thread - it turns out the clicking was actually coming from the brakes! Which makes sense in retrospect the clicking I was hearing was always after braking.

I realized the breaks were making the noise after driving in some stop&go traffic I noticed the clicking was also occuring at low speed with slow application of the brake.

I brought my car to the shop that replaced my rear calipers/brakes a few months ago (under warranty) and they replaced the clips, and (so far) there's no more clicking or clunking.
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nice update, thanks.
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