Re: alfa-digest V7 #162

[Bill_Magoffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>Yesterday we had a bit of rain. While driving home I went through a bit of
a
>puddle and then noticed that when I decelerated there was a bit of a
>thumping noise from under the car. Almost like a louder version of the
>backfiring type popping noise I normally get from the exhaust when
>decelerating. It went away by the time I made it home. Does anyone have
any
>ideas what this may been? Could it have been from the drive shaft or
>similar? Perhaps those donut thingies that I have read about are on their
>way out, but the problem is only exhibited at this stage when they are
wet?

Check the condition of the de Dion bush and the tightness of the attaching
bolt. Failing that, check the rearmost engine mount and upper transaxle
mounting bush. Any problems I've ever had related to accell/decel have been
one of these various bushes.

Regds

Bill

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