Rear Shock Mounts Replaced... Still noisy.

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jayn
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Rear Shock Mounts Replaced... Still noisy.

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2003 SE with 125,000 miles.

I have what i thought was the worn out shock mount clunk and jingle. Replaced the shocks and mounts... Still have the noise.

What next? Control arms?

Thanks!
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Re: Rear Shock Mounts Replaced... Still noisy.

Post by dougtoth »

Check the rear lateral arms.
They go from the wheel to the middle in the back of the car.
I have replaced them on both of my cars.
It is not a matter of if but when with these arms.
GM part number for the arm is 25954973.
GM part number for the nut is 11515744.
I went with the OEM because it is a direct fit.
You can buy arms from other places but some of them are adjustable in length.(the factory is a set length)
I wanted to just take off the old ones and slap in the new ones and not screw with the correct length.
If you mark the position of the oval washers before you remove the bolts they should line right back up.
I did not even need a rear alignment after the new ones were installed.
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Re: Rear Shock Mounts Replaced... Still noisy.

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Embarrassed to say it was a loose lower shock bolt.

All is happy now!!
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Re: Rear Shock Mounts Replaced... Still noisy.

Post by MKMike »

jayn wrote:Embarrassed to say it was a loose lower shock bolt.

All is happy now!!
At least it cost nothing more to fix.
Thanks for reporting back.
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