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Gary Brackett Posted on Mar 25, 2009
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Clunking and knocking noise from rear when hitting bumps.

I have a 1992 Toyota Camry with 327 thousand miles on it. Each time I hit a bump, there is a clunking or knocking noise comming from the rear of the car. The left side is worse than the right. There does not seem to be any bouncing when I hit a dip in the road. The handling is pretty good. Would the noise be from the strut stops, rubber bushings or the actual struts themselves?

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-it could be the sawy bar linkages
-but also check to see if the struts are leaking or that it looks damp
-but because you said it doesn't look like it bouncing when you hit a dip most likely it could be that the struts are dead
-check to see the cars ride hieght that would give you a clue

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