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[DMC]

Hello all,

I am experiencing a sharp knock/crash sound when going over small bumps and holes in the road. It seems to be coming from the back right side. I jacked my mini up and checked that the wheel did not have any play in it side to side and up/down. I also pushed up and down on the back of my mini and i did hear a little bit of what I am hearing from inside the car. The problem is I have stripped the interior of the car, no back seats, etc. so every noise is magnified now!

I was thinking about trying the bushes on top of the rear dampers/absorbers first.
Could the rear knuckles cause this noise? are there any areas I should look at besides the absorbers?
I did a visual and also checked nothing was loose anywhere. I also greased up the rear suspension nipples.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Dave

[danie garry]

are the radius arm bushes shot?? do you have standard suspension, neg camber could be knocking the wheel against the shock??
unlikely bu loose wheel nuts/.. my sister drove her car for a good 100 mile with "a funny knocking noise", turned out to be 3 loose wheel nuts and a snapped stud!!

[danrock101]

tried the battery?