Clunking - Page 3

MR. STi · 01-07-2007, 12:58 AM

edit - found out wat was the problem .. thanks

kenjib · 01-08-2007, 08:40 AM

Ok, so I went to the dealer to fix my clunk...apparently I had an issue with the strut mount. If you look in the stock strut mount there is a rubber peice within the exterior strut mount rubber housing. The internal rubber peice usually fits plush around a metal bracket...there is a pink painted link to ensure that the interior rubber peice is in the right place....mine was twisted and the interior rubber piece had bulged against the metal bracket...nonetheless, the solution was to remove the defective strut mount and put on a new one under warranty...problem solved!!! until it happens again :-)

Dark_Wing · 01-10-2007, 09:33 PM

I assume if out of your warranty Subaru will not replace this...Though I thought I read here before that a few people have had their struts replaced even after their warranty...anyone else ever here of this happening?

koreano10is · 01-28-2007, 02:42 PM

if i were to get a 15k mile checkup sumwhere besides the dealership, does the warrantly still cover the clunking noise? i'm getting that noise too.. i thought it was the water in the intercooler spray moving around but its worse now

lidrew · 02-19-2007, 06:13 PM

I swear I have this problem on my 07 I just picked up. I have 250 Miles on it and I am hearing a clunk from the rear passenger side when I come to a stop. It sounds like a big 2 liter bottle of soda or something is rolling around in the trunk. I checked the spare to see if it was loose/ I grabbed the car by the tow hook and shook it and I can only duplicate if I come to a stop.
I also have the sound of the rear glass creaking. I thought it might be the glass settling becuase the car is new.

**lackskill** · 02-19-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gills

Actually, the shocks are made by KYB, not subaru, so who should be the ones to blame?

I suffered long enough with that god forsaken clunk that i will never buy a KYB product of any kind again in my lifetime.

my .02

Its not just the strut design, the rear struts are on an odd angle. This coupled with what I am assuming is poor seal design is what leads to clunk and ultimately failure.

scott's06 · 02-19-2007, 10:33 PM

hey i've had a bit of clunking in the rear passenger side of my 06' but found out it was just my intercooler sprayer bottle...the water froze...not saying its everyones problem but it might shed sum light for some peoples problems

subyguy14 · 02-22-2007, 07:00 PM

hey guys its funny because i thought i might have this strut clunk too,because every time i would start to take off as i was letting the clutch out it would clunk...so i decided to have a look around the back and didnt find anything so i looked in the truck and found my jack loose in the mount...the jack was rocking back and fourth making this noise....so check your jacks...

rebizap · 02-25-2007, 06:52 PM

I have had and fixed two clunks. The first was the struts, started at 26k very faint. Both rears. Replaced by dealer under warranty at 30k miles. The valving inside comes apart and clunks when the strut extends. The new ones are a new part number but are going to do the same thing according to the parts dept. The second was my aftermarket sway bar endlinks. The spherical bearing were shot and had just enough play to produce almost the exact same noise as the struts. Replaced with stock endlinks clunk gone.

P.S. im now clunk free

eze13sti · 02-25-2007, 07:12 PM

im going to the dealer on tuesday to figure out my clunking noise.

highboost145 · 02-28-2007, 07:21 PM

you guys are kidding, right? i must have gone through 6 sets of rear struts already since i bought the car in october 2004. my first clunk occured about 1-2 months after i bought the car.
lubing it is temporary solution, as the struts by design are made to lose the lubrication over time.
subaru needs to do a better job on vendor/product selection process (i.e. bilstein struts for 05 models).

p.s. i just got another pair of rear struts replaced by subaru.

eze13sti · 02-28-2007, 07:26 PM

lol its funny you say this...i took my car in on tues. to get my clunking fixed....i told him my educated guess what the problem was but i guess he didnt want it..he said it would take 3 to 4 hours to get the problem diagnosed..

..all you have to do is start the car and go and you hear the clunk.....

mdefalco25 · 02-28-2007, 07:27 PM

I had a similar issue with my car and it turned out to be my axle nuts. They torqued them down and clunk is gone. Worked for me!

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02-28-2007, 07:27 PM	#43
mdefalco25 Professional STI Driver Car: Silver 05 WRX STi Fav Mod: Advan RGIIs Location: Bloomington IL Posts: 438 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	I had a similar issue with my car and it turned out to be my axle nuts. They torqued them down and clunk is gone. Worked for me! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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01-08-2007, 08:40 AM	#32
kenjib Junior STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi - Fav Mod: so far, HKS Carbon-Ti catback exhaust Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 92 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Ok, so I went to the dealer to fix my clunk...apparently I had an issue with the strut mount. If you look in the stock strut mount there is a rubber peice within the exterior strut mount rubber housing. The internal rubber peice usually fits plush around a metal bracket...there is a pink painted link to ensure that the interior rubber peice is in the right place....mine was twisted and the interior rubber piece had bulged against the metal bracket...nonetheless, the solution was to remove the defective strut mount and put on a new one under warranty...problem solved!!! until it happens again :-)

01-10-2007, 09:33 PM	#33
Dark_Wing Junior STI Driver Car: 04 Black/Silver STi Location: San Diego Posts: 122 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	I assume if out of your warranty Subaru will not replace this...Though I thought I read here before that a few people have had their struts replaced even after their warranty...anyone else ever here of this happening?

01-28-2007, 02:42 PM	#34
koreano10is Professional STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru WRX STI Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 402 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	if i were to get a 15k mile checkup sumwhere besides the dealership, does the warrantly still cover the clunking noise? i'm getting that noise too.. i thought it was the water in the intercooler spray moving around but its worse now

02-19-2007, 06:13 PM	#35
lidrew Professional STI Racer Posts: 620 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	I swear I have this problem on my 07 I just picked up. I have 250 Miles on it and I am hearing a clunk from the rear passenger side when I come to a stop. It sounds like a big 2 liter bottle of soda or something is rolling around in the trunk. I checked the spare to see if it was loose/ I grabbed the car by the tow hook and shook it and I can only duplicate if I come to a stop. I also have the sound of the rear glass creaking. I thought it might be the glass settling becuase the car is new.

02-19-2007, 10:33 PM	#37
scott's06 Senior STI Driver Car: 06 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: in-dash dvd Location: Kirkland Lake, Ontario Posts: 313 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	hey i've had a bit of clunking in the rear passenger side of my 06' but found out it was just my intercooler sprayer bottle...the water froze...not saying its everyones problem but it might shed sum light for some peoples problems

02-22-2007, 07:00 PM	#38
subyguy14 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 06 subaru sti Fav Mod: anything you can possibly do to a car Location: Gilberts IL Posts: 35 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	hey guys its funny because i thought i might have this strut clunk too,because every time i would start to take off as i was letting the clutch out it would clunk...so i decided to have a look around the back and didnt find anything so i looked in the truck and found my jack loose in the mount...the jack was rocking back and fourth making this noise....so check your jacks...

02-25-2007, 06:52 PM	#39
rebizap Lurker Posts: 7 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	I have had and fixed two clunks. The first was the struts, started at 26k very faint. Both rears. Replaced by dealer under warranty at 30k miles. The valving inside comes apart and clunks when the strut extends. The new ones are a new part number but are going to do the same thing according to the parts dept. The second was my aftermarket sway bar endlinks. The spherical bearing were shot and had just enough play to produce almost the exact same noise as the struts. Replaced with stock endlinks clunk gone. P.S. im now clunk free

02-25-2007, 07:12 PM	#40
eze13sti Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Location: corpus Posts: 836 IWSTI Addict since: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	im going to the dealer on tuesday to figure out my clunking noise.

02-28-2007, 07:21 PM	#41
highboost145 Senior STI Driver Car: 05 STi WRB Fav Mod: Protune Location: western burb, IL Posts: 376 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	you guys are kidding, right? i must have gone through 6 sets of rear struts already since i bought the car in october 2004. my first clunk occured about 1-2 months after i bought the car. lubing it is temporary solution, as the struts by design are made to lose the lubrication over time. subaru needs to do a better job on vendor/product selection process (i.e. bilstein struts for 05 models). p.s. i just got another pair of rear struts replaced by subaru.

02-28-2007, 07:26 PM	#42
eze13sti Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Location: corpus Posts: 836 IWSTI Addict since: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	lol its funny you say this...i took my car in on tues. to get my clunking fixed....i told him my educated guess what the problem was but i guess he didnt want it..he said it would take 3 to 4 hours to get the problem diagnosed.. ..all you have to do is start the car and go and you hear the clunk.....