Rear end noise

[Wesley A]

Have a 1988 C4 and this is the problem - when I slow down to stop at lights etc., I have this noise coming from the rear left wheel area that sounds as if I have a tire with a flat spot that kind of a bump bump noise, under load it seems to disappear.

I had the wheels balanced and rotated but I still get the same noise. Universal joints seem OK, I can't find any play in the same. Wheel bearing seems OK.

Would appreciate any ideas on what my problem would be.

 

[CCO]

Definitely sounds like tires to me. Have you checked for poor alignment/camber and for scalloping of the tire on one side of the tread?

Also check for a bad cut, or bulge that might cause that noise.

Redoing alignment and balance unfortunately won't fix an already damaged tire(s).

 

[Wesley A]

Tires are good, no cuts, bulges or unusual wear. Today I placed the spare on the left side and got a totally different sound - the bumping sound was somewhat quieter. But the noise is still there.

Thanks for your input.

 

[CCO]

Is it a regular thump thump like from a rotating wheel/mass, or irregular like something bouncing/vibrating in the trunk?

If it's not any of that you may have something going on inside the rear axle or a brakes issue. Does the noise change or disappear when you apply the emergency brake (lightly of course)?

How about when you apply the service brakes?

 

[Wesley A]

Have tried the emergency brake and service brake but the noise remains the same. Nothing bouncing around in the trunk.

This only happens when I slow down in the process of stopping at lights/stop signs, etc. Under acceleration it seems to disappear.

 

[Manny@Dasilva]

Have tried the emergency brake and service brake but the noise remains the same. Nothing bouncing around in the trunk.

This only happens when I slow down in the process of stopping at lights/stop signs, etc. Under acceleration it seems to disappear.

Check your swaybar end links .

 

[dankhts]

Check your swaybar end links .

one of these days he'll be wrong... (maybe - I just hope I'm around long enough to see it).....another well know vendor tried to sell me new motor mounts/torque tube bushings recently, so of course I went to ECP to get Manny to do the deed, since he's the only one touches my baby, but all it needed was a bend of a vacuum line to stop it from rubbing on the cylinder head.... cost me a large Timmy's! .....

 

[Riley P]

That is hilarious! HAHAhahaaaa! Awesome. Great job Manny!

 

[BAD-C5]

one of these days he'll be wrong... (maybe - I just hope I'm around long enough to see it).....another well know vendor tried to sell me new motor mounts/torque tube bushings recently, so of course I went to ECP to get Manny to do the deed, since he's the only one touches my baby, but all it needed was a bend of a vacuum line to stop it from rubbing on the cylinder head.... cost me a large Timmy's! .....

Rates have come down at ECP... Manny is the man....