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Pop, Tink = broken welds
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<blockquote data-quote="musttom" data-source="post: 2529663" data-attributes="member: 21390"><p>I found the source of my pop, tink; 4 broken spot welds on the wheel well/ rear shelf support in the trunk.</p><p></p><p>Took it to the dealer when a month old, they did the re-torque TSB, no change, figured I'd drive it till I couldn't stand it. After a year it turned into a pop, tink, groan, creak, bang, rattle...</p><p></p><p>Once I ripped out the rear seat and trunk liner, it was plain to see (when wiggled). Jamming a screwdriver into the broken joint immediatly eliminated the noise!!</p><p></p><p>Other people on this forum have found the same thing and posted details, but I know there are others still chasing it (14mm bolts, halfshafts, splines, bushings, etc.).</p><p></p><p>Given the prevalence of this issue, I recommend checking this first, before even looking under the the car. The Official TSB doesn't mention this possibility, the SVT service rep was happy when I showed him the root cause. He had just replaced the shocks on a custoers car in another unsuccessfull attempt to fix it.</p><p></p><p>My welds are broken on the drivers side. I found the passenger side bracket to be all bent, warped and crooked from an "accident" of some sort when they built my chassis, like the frame was welded wrong and the took a pry bar and hammer to it to "line things up", or the robot smacked it. They broke some spot welds and then took a sloppy MIG gun to it, but it is holding. The dealer just said "I've seen worse", yeah, on a top of the line car.</p><p></p><p>Dealer's supposed to weld it up next week, I'm putting soud deadening in while it's apart to kill more of the extrainious noises. I also found numerous extra hardware floating around loose back there from slobs on the assembly line.</p><p></p><p>Do I need permission to post a pic?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="musttom, post: 2529663, member: 21390"] I found the source of my pop, tink; 4 broken spot welds on the wheel well/ rear shelf support in the trunk. Took it to the dealer when a month old, they did the re-torque TSB, no change, figured I'd drive it till I couldn't stand it. After a year it turned into a pop, tink, groan, creak, bang, rattle... Once I ripped out the rear seat and trunk liner, it was plain to see (when wiggled). Jamming a screwdriver into the broken joint immediatly eliminated the noise!! Other people on this forum have found the same thing and posted details, but I know there are others still chasing it (14mm bolts, halfshafts, splines, bushings, etc.). Given the prevalence of this issue, I recommend checking this first, before even looking under the the car. The Official TSB doesn't mention this possibility, the SVT service rep was happy when I showed him the root cause. He had just replaced the shocks on a custoers car in another unsuccessfull attempt to fix it. My welds are broken on the drivers side. I found the passenger side bracket to be all bent, warped and crooked from an "accident" of some sort when they built my chassis, like the frame was welded wrong and the took a pry bar and hammer to it to "line things up", or the robot smacked it. They broke some spot welds and then took a sloppy MIG gun to it, but it is holding. The dealer just said "I've seen worse", yeah, on a top of the line car. Dealer's supposed to weld it up next week, I'm putting soud deadening in while it's apart to kill more of the extrainious noises. I also found numerous extra hardware floating around loose back there from slobs on the assembly line. Do I need permission to post a pic? [/QUOTE]
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