Creaking Noise rear suspension

[MULLEY]

Kiwi, you've tightened all the bolts up & it still creaks? If so then its the rear arm bearings i'm afraid. Good news is that once done, they should last 100k (miles )

[millbanksunclub]

Bandit I might have spelt it wrong not to good on the pelling front but you get one in the rear arm bearing kits as for the tool I used to know what it was for but i forgot could be sumit to do with auto box on leapers any help will be good thanks all.

[kiwi]

Kiwi, you've tightened all the bolts up & it still creaks? If so then its the rear arm bearings i'm afraid. Good news is that once done, they should last 100k (miles )

Have not been able to check since it was done. The only reason I picked up on it was I was in the garage doing something else when the car was settling hence why I was thinking dry bearings of some sort.

You get used to to certain noises this just sounded oddly familer to a bearing type sound hence why I was after the prices mainly.

Well she got 280,000km under her belt so getting another 160k out of her I think may be a bit much at least the new bearings will last

[docchevron]

I guess you've checked the rear brakes aren't binding a bit?

Dad's car had that "creaky" noise when dropping, and we both assumed rear arm bearings even though they hadn't been done all that many miles previous, but it turned out the rear calipers were slightly sticky, not enough to cause drag, but enough to make a creaky noise not dissimilar to a bearing when it settled.

If you do need to do the bearings, you could go the route a few have and buy just the bearings and seals without getting the whole kit.

I guess theres a bearing supplier around that could get said bits for a few bucks as opposed to large amounts for a kit?

Erm I still want to know how Gordys problem relates to the same problems that the original Poster (me) has asked for help from.

From what I can see his post has little to do with anything really.
Would have been better form to starta new topic for specific advice rather than just going off on a wild ranting tangent...

[gordy]

Ah yes you dozy lot.
Check out "Grumpy front struts. Easy cure!" which is in the BXCLUB.co.uk under diy/struts/.
Reads - does it creak,stick or moan. Jumping jerkily when it rises.
No arms here is there with bearings. At the front.
And what was your answer here - "the strut dries out internally".
So what is the differance at the rear. Is the internal seals maybe sticking.
Ahhhhhhh.
Sqeek, sqeek, creak, creeeeeeeaaakkk.
Defense rests.
You's are all on probation!
No birch would be best for you's ????
Gordy

[docchevron]

Erm, the front struts are completley different to the rear cylinders.

So your defence is bullshit.
Guilty as charged m'lud, send him down.

Not that it matters since this thread will probably be pruned being in the technical section.

You should have started a new topic and asked specific questions as opposed to coming on here and giving it much bolshyness.
Thats just plain bad form.

[BX Bandit]

He's also factually incorrect. On the early Bx's they did have 'arms' (wishbones) with bearings. Anyway, Gordy, how about starting again, post your own thread about your technical problems and you may get help.

[MULLEY]

Christ, why do citroens seem to attract nutters I'll be opting out of replying to said posts, as the word "loon" springs to mind.

[docchevron]

I fear thats doing a disservice to loons TBH...

[kiwi]

I guess you've checked the rear brakes aren't binding a bit?

Funny enough this morning I pulled out the brake pads on that side for another purpose.
I know what your getting at the TZS has low brake pads which I can hear on reversing. That was the reason I pulled these out ironically on this beast (currently off road) because the supplier sent me a set of fronts and insisted they were the correct pads

and the creak or should say metalic pinging has re appeared. It is not a constant noise just a short sharpjolt type if that makes any sense. It may just be early stages I have picked up on, ceratin it is not brakes. Thanks for that thought anyways.

If you do need to do the bearings, you could go the route a few have and buy just the bearings and seals without getting the whole kit.

I guess theres a bearing supplier around that could get said bits for a few bucks as opposed to large amounts for a kit?

Thats what I was thinking and knowing the guys I would ask to do the work they probably would follow that path anyways.

As for watsits replies I have given up reading them no idea what he is on, ceratinly not same planet