2002 Chevy Cavalier noise went you hit a bump on road

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2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

Suspension problem
2002 Chevy Cavalier 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 85.000 miles

went I hit a bump on road you hear this noise coming from left rear wheel, check the exhaust it ok, do these cars have problem with there rear strut mount, what to look for if so how to change

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Very first thing I would check is for a problem with the muffler hitting the body. The muffler straps rot on these. Use can recreate it by moving the muffler up and down. IF not, I would look into replacing the rear shock mounts, might as well replace the shocks at the same time.

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Saturday, April 12th, 2008 AT 5:37 AM

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Hi if itake the rear shock mounts off what to look for, in this strut mount for the problen noise

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Saturday, April 12th, 2008 AT 8:47 PM

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The way we verify as best as possible is to stick someone in the trunk and drive it over bumps. The guy in the trunk can feel where the noise is coming from. IF I'm going through the trouble of pullin one off to look at it on my car, I'm replacing them completely with a quick strut.

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Sunday, April 13th, 2008 AT 6:40 AM

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[quote="automan"]Suspension problem
2002 Chevy Cavalier 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 45.000 mile. Hi how do you get the rubber boot from the rear sturt, is there a bearing under that rubber everthing ele is removed

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Sunday, April 20th, 2008 AT 11:06 PM

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