rattle after swapping coilovers out -- HELP!!

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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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rattle after swapping coilovers out -- HELP!!

i just swapped in some tein htech rear springs, in place of my buddy club coilovers. i have a rattle sounds like its coming from the rear deck drivers side. i checked to make sure every all the bolts i touched were tight. i even re-torqued the 12mm's that hold the oem shock in. any ideas? is there supposed to be a rubber gasket on top of the shock?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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there's a rubber piece that sits on top of the spring
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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there's a rubber piece that sits on top of the spring
yes i know its huge...
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cturnbull802
yes i know its huge...
and present on both side.

there is also a rubber piece on the bottom of both springs.


but it sounds like its coming from higher up on the car.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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Make sure the bolt right on top of the mount, under the dampener adjustment **** is tight. That was my problem that caused my rattle. If you have a coupe, that might be a pain to get to. If you have a sedan with rear reclining seats, then its easy to get to.
 

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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by erdog
Make sure the bolt right on top of the mount, under the dampener adjustment **** is tight. That was my problem that caused my rattle. If you have a coupe, that might be a pain to get to. If you have a sedan with rear reclining seats, then its easy to get to.
its a coupe... and not that bad. i will have an update tomorrow, as i just got home from work and dont feel like tearing into my car @ 1am
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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i am so pissed off right now... i jack my car up and am looking for this rattle... and low and behold my wheel / brake rotor are wobbling around. i am like wtf did i not tighten the lugs? nope they are tight. my drivers side wheel bearing is blown out. this is seriously the biggest piece of **** car i have ever owned.
50k miles = Brake master cyl springs a leak. i end up replacing pads, rotors trying to figure it out...

52k miles the power door lock drivers side works when it wants to.. i normally have to use my key to unlock my car.

57k miles wheel bearing is toast.

i bought the car with 40k miles on it thinking i was buying a reliable low mileage car.

</rant>
 
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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the actual noise was the rear brake rotor coming in contact with the dust shield slightly. it would hit and make a TING TING TING noise.. so i bent the dust shield back. however i have a much more serious problem being that my wheel bearing is completely shot. i do not have another car to drive and work almost 30 min away, so i guess ima drive it till the wheel falls off, or this weekend whichever comes 1st
 
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