Hiss From Rear Suspension

[SwissSteve]

I just noticed tonight that there is a hiss coming from the rear right hand side of the car if I push the suspension down hard and release it. It does not occur on any other side of the car.

Is this normal?

[Andy Rundell]

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it doesn't sound normal, particularly if the other 3 corners are not doing it, i have not noticed it with mine at all. Leaking damper ?

..........Andy

[alan230752]

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Snake in the boot

be carefull

[SwissSteve]

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Obviously the snake was the first thing I checked as you do

My guess is one of the shock absorbers in on the way out.

How big a job are they to change?

[stagmuffin]

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SwissSteve wrote:

Obviously the snake was the first thing I checked as you do

My guess is one of the shock absorbers in on the way out.

How big a job are they to change?

be prepared they could take between fifteen and twenty minutes eachand be possibly the easiest stag job

[SwissSteve]

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WIll have a look in the manuels thanks for the feedback

[DJT]

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SwissSteve wrote:

WIll have a look in the manuels thanks for the feedback

Better off looking under the car.................

Dave

[SwissSteve]

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Looks like I missed out on somerthing last night.
You all seem in a good mood this morning.

will put the car on the ramp this afternoon and have a look.

Assuming I need to look for something near the wheels attached to the underside?

Will report back if I find something

I am getting as bad as you guys :-)

[stagwingnut]

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make sure you support body on axle stands at rear and thenjack uprear swinging arm to maintain the tension on the roadspring before you unbolt the shock absorber ,likewise when reinstalling

[StagnJag]

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stagwingnut wrote:

make sure you support body on axle stands at rear and thenjack uprear swinging arm to maintain the tension on the roadspring before you unbolt the shock absorber ,likewise when reinstalling

...or unbolt the bottom of the shock absorber before jacking the car up. (I think that is how I did it!

[SwissSteve]

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Did not see anything amiss and the schock absorbers were replaced 5 yearsa ago with standard rimmer parts so I would hope not an issue there but you never know.

Maybe I change them again in the winter. Add it to the jobs list.

[Snakey]

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alan230752 wrote:

Snake in the boot

be carefull

OYE!!!

And by the way you wait till Carl Fuss gets wind of your avatar!.....he boll**ked me about mine requesting I remove it as "it is a car club"
SSSSSSsssssssssss

[Gresley]

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My dampers make a sort of hiss when I go over speed ramps (slowly!). They have done it since I've had the car so I thought it must be normal. Maybe I've been carrying a snake around in the boot!!