TRD3000GT Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 OK, So u all think u know about the supra, What the hell is this and why is it making my supra sound so shit? It seems to be Loose and the plastic (nylon) I think ring seems to have a crack in it,? is it supposed to be there.? I have no I dea what this is or how to fix it, It is the source of quite allot of noise when I drive! Please help me to resolve this!!!!! The pics attached show the offending pieces in the suspension. Have these two pieces fallen from up higher in the suspension HOPE THIS IS NOT EXPENCIVE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad500 Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Does you car make a clanking sound from the rear when you go over a bump or pothole? The bump stop which is fitted into the mounting plate has a nylon ring fitted to it. I suppose it is possible that this could have come apart and worked its way down the strut to where it is now. When my bump stop was replaced due to a not entirley different problem the cost was £6.50 for the origianl stop and £99 inc vat labour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Payne Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Looks like your bump stop has come apart.... Its a 20 minute job to drop the rear shock.... ,then you can replace the bump stop,once you have split the spring from the shock ..... Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 It's the ring that supports the bump stop rubber, and will not be the source of your noise. Describing and fixing noises in suspension by e-mail is rarely successful, but are you SURE it's not the well documented rear hatch buffer wear problem rather than a suspension noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad500 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Originally posted by TRD3000GT OK, So u all think u know about the supra, What the hell is this and why is it making my supra sound so shit? It seems to be Loose and the plastic (nylon) I think ring seems to have a crack in it,? is it supposed to be there.? I have no I dea what this is or how to fix it, It is the source of quite allot of noise when I drive! HOPE THIS IS NOT EXPENCIVE!!!!! It seems were in agreeance as to what it is and that it should be elsewhere. I was amazed at how much noise this nylon ring made on mine when it was incorrectly fitted, however it was different to yours in the fact it was fitted up side down and had not come apart and fallen down the strut. Chris is right when he says that these noises are hard to diagnose on the web. Maybe a little more info on the noise type, frequency, speed etc might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted April 15, 2003 Author Share Posted April 15, 2003 its the brass looking ring thing making the noise! i can move it about. I just taped it down and it stoped making the noise. so what do I nee to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Brass??? You mean the passivated (gold) coated steel ring that holds the shock together? If that's loose the shock is buggered, probably dangerously so... I have a pair of as new, mint stock shocks here, can't recall if they are front or rear ones though. I can look if you might want them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 Oh shit, Sounds about right! it is the gold jobby. whats the price estimate on shocks? Is it gonna break my bank? If they are rear ones I will have to have a chat with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Speed Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 so that's what a standard spring looks like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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