Rear-mounted spare rattle

[ash-ssrg]

Hi,

the rear-mounted spare on my 96 third gen makes an annoying rattle when I hit even a minor pothole in the road.

Is this common?? Any handy quick-fixes??

Cheers,

Ash.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Hi,

the rear-mounted spare on my 96 third gen makes an annoying rattle when I hit even a minor pothole in the road.

Is this common?? Any handy quick-fixes??

Cheers,

Ash.

The bushes in the hinges wear and cause the rattling, but you might be able to quieten them by packing with grease.

[ash-ssrg]

thanks bushwacker.

[MattF]

Does the arm have the rubber bushes that press against the door when it's closed like on the 2nd gen? If so, they may need adjusting too.

[dirtydog]

do you get 2 clicks when you shut the carrier slowly? mine rattled cos it didnt shut properly (due to tree jumping into the back of me!) but a big bit of wood, me and TonyN fixed that!

[BUSHWHACKER]

do you get 2 clicks when you shut the carrier slowly? mine rattled cos it didnt shut properly (due to tree jumping into the back of me!) but a big bit of wood, me and TonyN fixed that!

You and Tony killed a tree?

[dirtydog]

You and Tony killed a tree?