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Old 4th September 2009, 23:39   #1
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Clunking Noise in Rear

I am getting a clunking noise in the rear of the car when I am moving slowly in a turn moving into a parking lot or have the car kind of tweaked because of an incline or decline as I am turning. Anyone else have this issue? I have had the subframe checked by two well respected independent mechanics over the last couple months and they dont see any issues. Any help or thoughts is appreciated! It's driving me nuts!!! I changed recently the differencial BMW oil 83222282583 in dealer. it didnt help

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Are you sure it is the rear. There have been a couple lowered M5's who get the same clunking noise at low speed because of the front swaybar end droplinks. You may want to check that out. The only parts that could create that same noise in the areas you describe are the springs, swaybar, and connecting brackets related to swaybar. Hope this helps and please let us know what you find out.
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Thank you for your reply, by the way car is only 12000 km. i will check with mechanic and let you know!!
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MBC,
I had a clunking noise in the front of my M6 convertible when it was only a year old.
It made the noise mostly when going over bumps. It drove me crazy. I brought it to the dealer who
told me they tightened up some chassis bushing (I think) Anyway, I was so happy to have the problem fixed I forgot the exact
part they tightened. Have you had your dealer look at it?
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Are you sure it is the rear. There have been a couple lowered M5's who get the same clunking noise at low speed because of the front swaybar end droplinks. You may want to check that out. The only parts that could create that same noise in the areas you describe are the springs, swaybar, and connecting brackets related to swaybar. Hope this helps and please let us know what you find out.
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If it sounds like the wheel is going to fall off it probably is the swaybar.
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