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<e30> Re: rear shock mounts

>I know that I have heard people talking about a loose sounding "metal ball
>in a box noise that occurs in the rear of some E30's.
>
>Could someone tell me what the most common causes of these noises are?
>
>I recall one of them being a loose jack, this is not it.  tight.  I
>checked the spare tire too.
>
>Could it be a broken shockmount?
Pull back the trunk carpet near the shock tower. Look at the shock where 
it comes thru. You will probably find little scraps of rubber which used 
to be the bushing or pad that kept the top of the shock from hitting the 
shock tower metal-to-metal.

John Darwak
'85 325e/i (many mods)