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Wed 12 Apr 2006 16:00
creaky micra - greg_k12
Hi

I bought a Micra Sport+ back in Feb and on slow bends and bumps could hear a creaking sound from the rear of the car. It stopped doing this for about a month, so i thought it had fixed itself but it has since returned.

took it down to the nissan dealer and they thought it was caused by mis-aligned panels. before they start messing about trying to find which panels might be causing it, i was hoping someone could tell me if it is reasonable that this could be the problem or might have any other suggestions?

Cheers
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Wed 12 Apr 2006 19:47
creaky micra - piston power
take out the parcel shelf, have somebody sit in the back and go for a drive they might hear were it is coming from? other than that suspension creeks but usually on high milaege cars.
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Wed 12 Apr 2006 20:20
creaky micra - Aprilia
Most likely 'dry' rubber suspension bushes I would have thought. Was the weather wet when it went away?
A blast of silicone spray lubricant on the shock and ARB bushes can sort this out.
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Thu 13 Apr 2006 11:27
creaky micra - greg_k12
Weather doesn't seem to make any difference - been quite wet recently and still does it. It doesn't really sound like it is coming from underneath
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