odd clunking noise
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odd clunking noise
Has anybody else had the following problem?
Sometimes, when I make a quick turn, or when I'm braking (no, not a sudden brake, just a gradual one) I can hear a "clunk" or a muffled "click click" from the passenger side of the car. It sounds like something's moving around. I checked the passenger door storage area, I checked to make sure the seatbelt latch wasn't moving...there isn't anything next to the seat, or in the back seat that would be making the noise...could it be something inside the door?
Is there somewhere else I should check before I bring it to the dealer? This has been happening for just the past two days - I do remember driving over a really bump in the road (uneven paving), but otherwise, nothing unusual has happened.
Any ideas?
Sometimes, when I make a quick turn, or when I'm braking (no, not a sudden brake, just a gradual one) I can hear a "clunk" or a muffled "click click" from the passenger side of the car. It sounds like something's moving around. I checked the passenger door storage area, I checked to make sure the seatbelt latch wasn't moving...there isn't anything next to the seat, or in the back seat that would be making the noise...could it be something inside the door?
Is there somewhere else I should check before I bring it to the dealer? This has been happening for just the past two days - I do remember driving over a really bump in the road (uneven paving), but otherwise, nothing unusual has happened.
Any ideas?
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Originally posted by viper
Check your glovebox. Maybe you have some CD's in their cases moving around.
Check your glovebox. Maybe you have some CD's in their cases moving around.
To fix this, I took an old mousepad, separated the upper surface from the rubber backing, and cut the rubber backing into pads about 5" square. I placed one square directly on the shelf to the right of the CD player, then a cassette on top... the rubber keeps the cassette from shifting. You can place a second square on top of the first cassette and then add a second cassette on top, and it won't move, either. No more clunking... at least from the glove box.
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
To fix this, I took an old mousepad, separated the upper surface from the rubber backing, and cut the rubber backing into pads about 5" square. I placed one square directly on the shelf to the right of the CD player, then a cassette on top... the rubber keeps the cassette from shifting. You can place a second square on top of the first cassette and then add a second cassette on top, and it won't move, either. No more clunking... at least from the glove box.
To fix this, I took an old mousepad, separated the upper surface from the rubber backing, and cut the rubber backing into pads about 5" square. I placed one square directly on the shelf to the right of the CD player, then a cassette on top... the rubber keeps the cassette from shifting. You can place a second square on top of the first cassette and then add a second cassette on top, and it won't move, either. No more clunking... at least from the glove box.
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Originally posted by young
where's the pic???
where's the pic???
I could shoot more pics if I would get off my butt and buy a digital camera...
