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Tracking down a rattle - please help

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Old 04-08-04, 10:55 AM
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Tracking down a rattle - please help

I have a horribly annoying rattle that I just can't find. It sounds like it's coming from just below the back right corner-glass, but it's big. It pops under load and rattles over bumps, but I have no idea what it could be. Any ideas?
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I would check that your power antenna motor is not flopping around in there!
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your shock might be a bit loose. That would explain the Pop sound.
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What would be loose, the topnut? That actually sounds like it would be in the right place.....
Old 04-08-04, 11:49 AM
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is it like a loud bang? Sounds like an exhaust problem, I had the same thing.
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Muffler bracket.
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RXTbone, I just wanna say.. damn, your wheels look good. You even got the tires mounted in the same place on each rim. Very nice.
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Do you still have your jack in the stock location? If it's not pushed down into the bracket it can make one hell of a racket.
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