Thanks for the replies folks. Ken - I did replace the front sway bar mounts a few years ago after the original ones cracked, and did check them a couple of months back when servicing the car, and the noise does precede that check. Lee - I think I will do that just in case as it is the cheapest option and I have had to do that before. Ray - the noise is when moving off forward or reverse. But after a bit more analysis this evening I think it might be something more sinister. The noise is actually two or three creaks, it happens every time I pull off (forward or backward), and generally when I come to a halt disengaging the clutch as I do so, but only very occasionally when the car is rolling in neutral and I stop it with the foot brake... Also, I can feel it through the gear stick... Any more thoughts? Glenn
_____ From: Ray [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 May 2012 01:18 To: Glenn Johnson; [email protected] Subject: Re: Under-Car Creaking on Moving Off Same when reversing? From: Glenn Johnson <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Under-Car Creaking on Moving Off Hi folks, Now it's finally warm enough to have the top down I've noticed quite a loud "creaking" coming from under the car whilst pulling off (imagine sitting down onto a old wooden chair). The noise isn't in the car (i.e. clutch pedal) and there is also a bit of it from 1st to 2nd, but beyond this too much wind/road noise to hear it. I can't get any noise from bouncing any of the corners of the car. Could it be engine or diff mounts, something inside the gearbox diff or diff? Any thoughts or tests I could do to isolate it? Car is a '97 FMII with a regular 5-speed and torsen diff, done 121k miles. BTW, still have both intake and exhaust cam advanced by about 14' (due to a crank pulley misalignment when changing the water pump) and am enjoying the late but more explosive power delivery! Glenn _____ _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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