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Re: [T3] Noise at rear


> In preparation for this, I have been making a few final checks, one of
> which was an emergency stop, to see if it pulled up straight. I slammed
> the brakes on at 50kph. It pulled up very quickly, and straight as a
> rod, but just as it was coming to a halt, there was a big bang from the
> rear. I could get it to do it again, so I've no idea what it was.
>

I expect you hit the stops on the suspension.  Either that or the muffler hit
the body-work.  I guess with lower bodies on 34s it's quite possible.   It's
surprising how loud bottoming the suspension can sound.  I used to hit the
trailer hitch on my previous Squareback on steep ramps - horrific sound, but it
only scraped the trailer hitch bar a bit.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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