Any Ideas - Rattling Rear Brakes!

[timwood2000]

At very low speeds, I am getting a very stange rattle/jingling noise which seems to be coming from rear wheels - it almost sounds like someone has tied some tin cans to the car (they haven't, I checked!). It goes off when I go above about 10mph but below that happens in reverse as well as forwards.

 

I was thinking maybe the brake pads are out, but it is not the normal sound I would associate with worn pads (and isn't there a dash warning anyway?).

 

Any help or advice would as always, be most appreciated

 

Cheers,

Tim

[Guest fredt]

Does it it do it when stationary and you blip the throttle? or hold the revs slightly above tickover?

[timwood2000]

No. this is something connected to the movement of the car - I thought maybe it could be something like the exhaust clanking against the body of the car, but it seems more connected to rear wheels/brakes.

 

Tim

[Guest docker]

might sound daft ,

if you have wheel trims,make sure nothing is inside them (gravel,pebbles or the such)

thats happened to me before. :(

[chromedome]

I've had something similar to this, not on a Galaxy though, and it was a worn shock absorber mounting bush which allowed the shock to clang about. May be worth a look.

 

Sorry can't think of anything else at the moment.

[Guest fredt]

OH! well blows my thoughts on the cats bash guard rattling! mine does and it sounds like it's from the rear of the car!