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Thread: Metallic rattling under RHS heard when turning left

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    Metallic rattling under RHS heard when turning left

    I've ignored it as long as I can.
    It's not loud or especially dangerous sounding, and is only really heard when I drive past a concrete barrier or wall (where the sound bounces back to me).
    I'm hearing a metallic rattling under the RHS when turning left. Sounds like a washer rattling on a bolt.

    Thoughts on what this might be?
    I'm going to go over the rear sway bar (I have no front sway bar), and check the brake stone shields, spring retainers and shock mounts...
    Plan A is to whack whatever I can under there with my newly acquired rubber mallet and see what noises I can trigger...
    -Mitch
    'El Burro' 2012 Defender 90.

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    5 bolts on RHS.
    Check the workshop manual for torque required and there is a table in the manual list all the numbers for front suspension

    Mine has a little "click" and it turn out to be front radius arm. So check those bolts first...

    Also maybe body mount bolts. As we all know the defender body is soft and felx quits a bit when cornering and off-road.....

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    I’m gonna say something stuck in brake shield. I’ve had it before and sounds terrible.

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