Rear End Squeak

[clubhead]

I've this nasty rear end squeak when the car is cold. It happens in the morning when I go over speed humps as I leave my house. Squeak when I go up the hump and squeak when I go down again. When the car is fully warmed up, it's all quiet again even when going over the same humps.

I've since replaced :

1) Struts, springs & rear sway bar (ROW 030 kit)

2) All 4 suspension top mounts

3) Rear control arms (this stopped the rattle when going over uneven surfaces)

4) Rear sway bar drop links

5) Engine mounting (rubber was cracked and I replaced it wtih those from Pedro's)

6) Gearbox mounting (since I'm replacing the engine mounting anyway)

But the **** noise is still there!! It's driving me nuts as I've spent thousands of dollars till date.

Does anyone has any suggestions? I've seached throughout this forum and can't find anyone else with similar experience.

[RFM]

There is always a risk after installing a ROW 030 kit for squeaks on an older 986 - 996, some suspension parts takes a different possition. In first place the control arms with the camber adjustment, mounted on the bottom of the wheel bearing housing and the rod with the toe-in toe-out adjustment mounted on the rear side of the wheel bearing housing. The rubbers on the sway bar are replaced i presume. Let a helper shake the car up and down when cold while you take the mountings on the housing with your hands, you can feel the vibrations and hear the squeak at the same time on the faulty pivot. This is the cheapest way to find out.

[clubhead]

There is always a risk after installing a ROW 030 kit for squeaks on an older 986 - 996, some suspension parts takes a different possition. In first place the control arms with the camber adjustment, mounted on the bottom of the wheel bearing housing and the rod with the toe-in toe-out adjustment mounted on the rear side of the wheel bearing housing. The rubbers on the sway bar are replaced i presume. Let a helper shake the car up and down when cold while you take the mountings on the housing with your hands, you can feel the vibrations and hear the squeak at the same time on the faulty pivot. This is the cheapest way to find out.

The squeak was there before I replaced anything actually. And it's still there after I replaced what I listed in my previous post :(

I guess one sure way is to leave the car overnight at the mechanic and have them shake down the car the morning after when everything's cold.

[kenny140red]

I had a similar problem albeit on a different car but my squeak when cold turned out to be some mounting bolts on the exhaust system. Might explain why the difference in temp affects it.

[clubhead]

I had a similar problem albeit on a different car but my squeak when cold turned out to be some mounting bolts on the exhaust system. Might explain why the difference in temp affects it.

Hmmm....that's something I hadn't thought about. I did have the exhaust adjusted recently to center it and the squeaking became softer. Let me take a closer look end of next week and report back if there's any improvement.

Thanks for sharing this!