gary2097
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Darlington North East
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Long story short i had an annoying clanging coming from the rear. I found what it was the rear stabiliser bar that runs through the rear beam. I thought i had missed the bolts out but hadnt/tried tightenning them and its still rattling any ideas? i thought i might be missing some rubber bushes but checked with vauxhall parts and there arent any on there. Heres the diagram
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monkeytwizzel
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Registered: 10th Aug 11
Location: Chard, Somerset
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Take it off and drive just to sure it is that,if it is tight and the rubbers are there then it should be ok.
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gary2097
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Location: Darlington North East
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it is that it rattles like hell  I wonderred if there were supposed to be bushes between the bar and beam but it doesnt show any on here and i cant get it out cos its stuck in the beam (too wide to get out the holes) I dont know how to explain it but the bolts are tight but there is a gap between the bar and the beam so the bolts arent actually doing anything
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monkeytwizzel
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Location: Chard, Somerset
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Can`t recall anything in there,take the bolts right out and clean off the threads and contact area then with some wd40 refit and hopefully they will do up more.
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gary2097
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Darlington North East
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the bolts wont go any tighter and wd40 if anything will make it even more loose
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Aidan-Fleming
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Registered: 17th May 08
Location: Westhill, Aberdeenshire
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I don't have a rear stabiliser, does it matter?
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daine
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Registered: 28th Feb 07
Location: rossington
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gary, take the bolts out, put some new one's in and tighten it up until it squashes the axle
against the ARB.. Or take bolt out and put a washer in the gap before you tighten it back up.
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DERV-POWER
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Registered: 13th Sep 09
Location: Greenfield, Flintshire
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check for corrosion by spring location have seen a few corroded right through
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gary2097
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Darlington North East
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washers could work dont think ill be able to tighten the bolts enough to bend the beam its too thick ive got a load of jobs to do on the car in a few weeks so ill jack it up and have a look properly
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