Re: E36 Squeaking Noise

["Kyle Robbins" <krobbins77@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex,

Thanks for the tips.  I was back in the bay when they lifted it up and the 
bolt was completely gone.  I believe that it wasn't put back in when they 
fixed the rear bearings, but I couldn't prove it.  I didn't hear anything 
before then though.

Kyle

>
>"Kyle Robbins" <krobbins77@domain.elided> wrote:
> > I currently have a '94 325i that is making a squeaking noise whenever
> > the shock on the driver's side rebounds.  I've replaced the shock,
> > along with the mount since I already had it out, which did not resolve
> > the problem. The bolt attaching the shock to the lower trailing arm
> > supposedly backed out according the shop that fixed it after having
> > the rear bearings redone.  The noise started after they reattached the
> > shock.  I just thought that since I was driving with it off it had bent
> > the shock so that it rubbed when it compressed and decompressed.
>
>Kyle,
>I very much doubt you were driving with the shock entirely unbolted from
>the trailing arm. The bolt attaching the bottom of the shock to the wheel
>may have been loose, but you would have noticed immediately if it was
>entirely off. The bouncing of an unhampered spring would have been
>unmistakable.
>
> > However, now it is still there even with a brand new shock.  Any help
> > or ideas on what it could be would be appreciated.
>
>Check the sway bar links and mounts.
>The rear E36 sway bar mounts are a known week spot and may have started
>coming apart. Or it could be something as simple as a loose sway bar link.
>If you have aftermarket springs or sway bars, the bar may also be rubbing
>against the arm. So check for any rub marks while you are in there.
>
>alex f




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