i have a 85' gsl and my front right wheel/suspention has a bad rattling noise does anyone have an idea of what it is before i take it apart, i think it could be a bad bearing any symptoms of that would also be appreciated.

 

Need more information. Is it just a noise, does it vibrate too, what else goes on with it? What corner of the car?

 

As we all know that as the idler arm bushing that needs replaced.It is an easy job to do and will make the car quite again and make the steering feel better.Do a search on idler arm bushing replacement.

 

The rattling could be anything from brake pads, sway bar end links, loose/worn wheels bearings, loose wheel lugs, bad tension rod bushings, and a few other items. You need to get under the car, and start looking things over, and shaking/wiggling things, to see it you can track it down to a certain area.
You could even have something on the body or under the hood that is loose.

 

If you don't feel the rattle through the steering wheel, I'd probably start with the brake pads... I run race pads, and have pulled all of my clips and such... they rattle like crazy...

 

i cracked a brake pad on my rx7 and it made a rattling noise while i would drive it down the road. i went about shaking and wiggling things to try to find out what it was but nothing i could do to it would make it sound the same as it did on the road. one day i decided to inspect the wheel bearing and when i lifted the caliper off, chunks of brake pad fell out of it.

 

thanks dude, ur the man, problem solved . By the way sorry for not introducing myself im from reno NV and i just recently bought a 85' GSL for $1500 one owner and always garaged the lady just drove to the grocery store and back about once or twice a week and as far as i know it never sat for very long, it only has 78000 original miles on it! best thing i ever did, i always wanted a RX7 it a blast to drive and im sure it wont be the last one i buy. ive always been into cars but have never touched a rotory til now so i'll probably have some stupid Q's in the future. Be warned. You> < me

 

Welcome.

To give you a start before you ask the usual newb questions, follow the links in the sig line. Sounds like you made a good score with the car.

 

ive actualy been a member on this forum since febuary and have done much reading so im not entirely ignorant on the subject, but i just wanted to be safe. but thanks man. i hope to make some good friends here.

 

I did the same thing. I read voraciously here and on several other forums, before I even made the 1st post for myself. Sounds like you're off to a good start, and well on your way to making many friends.

 

Hello,....Definatly sounds like ya got a deal on the FB. Good luck with her. And see ya around the forum

 

alright, another Reno guy.

For the idler arm you might want to look at the "race" replacement that mazdatrix sells. I have it in my car and it completely gets rid of the rubber bushing. The steering feels very tight with the right amount of weight to it.