hey guys.. well this has been getting on my nerves so bad i need to find out what the problem is......

this only happened once i got my exhaust put on.. but idk how this could happen...

everytime i am backing up and put on the brakes i hear a loud clank noise, it could possibly be the most annoying thing ever.... does ANYONE have any idea what this could be?? i mean maybe my control arm braces are pressed against the exhaust so much or somethign... i mean i have no idea... please help its VERY annoying

 

does your downpipe have a flex section?

 

I hear this all the time, and I'm pretty sure that it's just the emergency brake self-adjusting. Whenever you back up, it activates the self-adjusting mechanism on the e-brake and clunks as ir tighens up.

 

although i dont think you could hear the self adjusters over the exhaust!

 

sure you don't have something in your trunk that might be doing this? or under your seat??

it could be your down pipe hitting your oil pan.

 

thats what i was thinking his DP haveing a flex section is making the pipe flex and possibly hitting something.

 

damn i get the samething thought it was my brakes after i put them on hmm now is making me think????

 

go have it check up!

 

no i dont' have a flex portion on my exhaust. and no nothign in the trunk i checked that. i mean i only started to get this with the cold weather ( when i put on my exhaust ).. maybe its the weather or somethign... idk but it annoys me.. anyone please...

i mean sometimes its very loud, and then other times you can't even hear it... it boggles my mind

 

oh jeeze, I've just thought about this.

Have your check your brake pads? I'm thinking if it's not your exhaust, it's your brake pads gone and you're basically grinding into the metal warning part of your caliper.

That maybe your sound, because when you're just driving, you can't hear it that well. Only in low speed or backing up, you could hear it if you have an exhaust system.

 

can't be that i just changed my brakes 4k miles ago, those are fine, that was my orginal assumption then i took them off and looked, they look barely worn

i mean i am totally confused as to what it could be.... i mean is it possible my control arm braces are causing this or what??? i mean i have an Ultimate Racing 3" turbo back... anyone please this is driving me crazy

 

maybe you should record it and post it online.

you should also check all your exhaust connections and where downpipe meets the o2 sensor.

I would check the engine bay to make sure anything is open.

 

when i was changing my oil yesterday i checked my exhaust connections.. everything is tight like no tomorrow... although i do have the stock springer bolts in the DP... MAYBE i should get some new bolts to replace those??? .. i mean what exhaust do you have and what bolts are on your dp and such... other then exhaust any other ideas.. i mean it sounds like its coming from idk what

 

umm...ur midpipe hitting ur driveshaft???

 

no, your stock spring bolts are fine, that's what I have on mine. You do have to make sure they're tight though.

where is the sound coming from? roll your driver side window up and listen while going under 10mph. it'll be better if you're against a wall or something. Echos better.