jonnyj32

I've got this odd issue going on with my TL-S. There is this odd distinct popping or clunking sound coming from the rear, I only hear it at low speeds and I can be on a bumpy road or a smoother road, it's hard to explain but it sounds like it's coming from rear end, any ideas? I can't decide it it's more or a small popping noise or what it's very distinct. Someone told me maybe my struts or rear sway bar link. I replaced my struts maybe 15k miles ago with all new parts. What type noise would you typically hear with bad rear endlinks? They didn't appear to be broke or move much when I wiggled on them with a load on them at least. Btw this is my rear drivers side

jonnyj32

Edit: it's not a clunking. It's almost like a deep sounding low volume squeak combined with a small popping noise. I can be going forward or in reverse on a bumpy road or smooth road. It's so odd I'm just baffled by it. I will say seem to affect drivability at all, like I feel nothing nor does anyone sitting in the back when it makes this noise.

Edward'TLS

It was a broken rear sway bar bracket on my 2G TL-S that was making the similar noise.

fsttyms1

Determining if its the swaybar endlinks is easy. Go look under the car where they attach to the sway bar and the endlink bracket. Look to see if they are broken, it will be fairly noticeable, pull on them and see if they swing out of the way. Also a broken endlink should result in a odd behavior while driving, most notably on the hwy over dips in the road.

thoiboi

Sounds like perfect time to upgrade to a stiffer RSB and new endlinks!

jonnyj32

I will check those when I get off work, I noticed this morning when I went fast around a on ramp at about 50 where I'd you'd usually go 30-35 my pass side hit a pothole and it felt like that side slipped a little almost like I hit black ice for half a second and it lost traction and regained traction in prob half a second.

jonnyj32

that was it! installed new rear bushings and the noise isnt there anymore

thoiboi