Knackered Rear Beam?

[westy 0]

morning,

 

Recently the rear end of my '90 1.6 has started creaking like hell - whenever I reverse down my drive (its on a hill) whenever I get in the car etc etc

 

However, there's not a single bit of camber on the rear wheels. Could my beam be knackered?

 

Cheers

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Yes, just because there isn't any signs of camber doesn't mean the beam is Ok.

 

Try pushing on the hatch & see if it coincides with you doing this, you might find that one side of the beam is starting to seize. Also try jacking the rear of the car & looks for the arms dropping the same amount.

 

Graham.

[westy 0]

Cheers for moving the thread

 

Tried pushing on the back, there's no creaking at all.

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Try adjusting the boot rubber stops, if it is just resting on the lock plate it will make lots of noise.

 

Graham.

[westy 0]

I'm not the most mechanically minded, how would I go about adjusting these?

[Ren 0]

Open the tailgate and you will see a rubber bumpstop on each side, just unscrew them slightly to wind them out and stop it rubbing.

 

HTH.

Ren.

[westy 0]

right, tried adjusting the bump stops, nothing's changed. It creaks when you push down on the back of the car with the boot open..

 

ideas?

[bitchass 205 0]

erm, can't answer your problem but my rear beam creaks like hell when ever i get out and have parked on a hill, i try not to use the handbrake because sometimes it sticks. However if i push down on it it doesn't creak at all.

 

Alas, the rear beam is fecked though, bad camber and scrubbing on nearside