Rattle solved - unexpected solution

MissMoppet · 16th August 2018, 17:54

I've had a minor but yes annoying suspension rattle and slight vibration for awhile but I couldn't find it. My village garage suggested a rear tyre was slightly bobbly on the inside. Fortunately I had a full size spare recently acquired - thank you Ian - so put that on - and to my great surprise it seems to have cured it. Even taking the tyre off and examining it looked OK to me, but there you go. Learn summat every day.
Hope this might help someone with similar baffling problem.

planenut · 16th August 2018, 18:18

Perhaps the tyre was causing a slight wobble which then caused something else to vibrate?

rockerbox · 16th August 2018, 18:41

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Originally Posted by planenut

Perhaps the tyre was causing a slight wobble which then caused something else to vibrate?

Yes, unless the tyre was madly deformed then I reckon something else was picking up the vibration. My guess it will re-appear later.

macafee2 · 17th August 2018, 07:59

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Originally Posted by MissMoppet

I've had a minor but yes annoying suspension rattle and slight vibration for awhile but I couldn't find it. My village garage suggested a rear tyre was slightly bobbly on the inside. Fortunately I had a full size spare recently acquired - thank you Ian - so put that on - and to my great surprise it seems to have cured it. Even taking the tyre off and examining it looked OK to me, but there you go. Learn summat every day.
Hope this might help someone with similar baffling problem.

welcome, good to meet you.
was the bulge causing some vibration else where which in turn created a rattle?

macafee2

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planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,954 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Perhaps the tyre was causing a slight wobble which then caused something else to vibrate?