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Old 06-12-2017, 03:28 PM
JeffreyNMemphis JeffreyNMemphis is offline
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rear mystery noise

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Originally Posted by Ansel Allen View Post
I have a 1973 280SE 4.5 and my problem is when I make a sharp right turn I have a knocking sound from the drivers side rear. I also with have the same problem with I have two passengers in the rear seat (noise on drivers side, rear end). My car seems level, but does have a rear sag when passengers are in the car. When I'm driving straight, with passengers, everything seems normal.
There is a rubber bushing between the body and the top of the rear differential (sometimes called the pumpkin) that makes a noise when the bushing has worn out. That is something to check.

The original top of this thread was spring helpers. You would get more responses by starting a new thread called rear mystery noise.
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