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Jan 16, 2007 | 02:11 AM

Mike Sexton

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rear bumping noise

I recently bought a '93 Camry. A really nice fixer upper. The car has a lot bumping noise when driving on rough roads. It has new struts on the rear. Other than bad struts, what would cause this problem?

Jan 16, 2007 | 02:56 AM

nodrogkam

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RE: rear bumping noise

bad strut mounts/boots.
loose sway bars
broken endlinks
worn bushings

Jan 31, 2007 | 08:10 AM

Mike Sexton

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RE: rear bumping noise

The problem was the sway bar bushings. The rear bushings were worn but the left front was missing altogether. I'm relacing the end links while I'm under there.

Jan 31, 2007 | 09:02 PM

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good stuff. You're car will now handle better.

Feb 11, 2007 | 07:39 PM

Mike Sexton

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RE: rear bumping noise

Man, does it ever drive better. Thanks for the advice. Now I gotta get busy on the oil leaks. I guess the logical place to start would be the valve cover gasket.