Hi,

I have the following problem with my TYP89 Audi 80 (1988): I can hear a high pitch sqeak / sqeal / clink from the rear of the car (like 2 pieces of metal either scraping / rubbing or clinking into each other).

So far, this is what I could gather as the sound's particularities:

- it's in the rear of the car
- it occurs on the smallest road imperfection (even slightly rugged asphalt)
- it doesn't matter whether I'm steering or going straight
- it doesn't matter the speed (no alteration of the noise w/ speed increase, occurs as soon as the car is moving)
- it's somewhere between the rear seat and the trunk (I've had somebody riding in the rear seat and in the trunk and it's somewhere in between)
- apparently it's coming from the right wheel
- goes away when it rains outside
- goes away when the trunk is loaded
- it's louder with the rear seat backrest removed
- I can't replicate it by pulling the exhaust (so I suppose it's not it, especially since it seems to come from the right side of the car)
- I've changed the rear brake shoes and it's still there
- I've had inner brake mechanism (yes, I have drum brakes on the rear) thoroughly cleaned / lubed / adjusted and and it's still there
- so far, the only possible way to replicate it (with the car stopped) is to engage the handbrake and kick (quite hard) (any of) the rear wheels at 12 and 2 o'clock.

- ... and, finally, it's been driving me NUTS for several months now

Any ideas / BTDTs ?? (please, list members!!!!!!). A lot of thanks to Per for his support!!!

Sebastian Costin

PS: I don't have daily access to a ramp to look underneath and for every intervention on the car I have to pay some top $$$s at the service (no real conditions for DIY jobs in the parking lot), so I really can't afford fumbling around too much with this. PLEASE be as specific as you can!

Thanks A LOT!!!

SC

 

I have a similiar thing with my 80, it's just noisy suspension mounts (or at least it is in my case!) changes with the weather just like yours. Things just moving around as the car rises and falls. If anybody wants to tell me if it could be serious please do!

And you're not the only one with rear drums

Oh yeah (bit tongue in cheek this!) "when it rains outside"? Does it often rain inside where you are?! ;P

 

Check your rear shock absorber, especially if it's non-Audi. I had a set of KYB's and three out of four developed a squeak like you decsribe. They were not leaking, just noisy. KYB would not warranty them, because they still performed.

I replaced them all with a set of Boge Turbo-Gas shocks, and all is well.

Good Luck,

Stephen Clark
89 100
Houston, TX