- Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:11 pm
#125831
Let me start by saying I hate when little things cause potentially big problems.
I was backing into a spot last night, and I was rolling backwards in neutral at ~3mph. I went to brake and realized (too late) that my floormat was balled up under the brake pedal, then pulled the ebrake right as I hit the curb.
Everything sounded fine at that point, and when I got out and looked the bumper is fine and there is a slight bend in the lip of my exhaust. But when I started her up ~3 hours later, I heard a pretty loud vibration coming from the rear, sounds almost like it's vibrating against the fuel tank or chassis. Grabbed a flashlight and was able to inspect the two rear-most hangars and they aren't torn but I couldn't see much else (she's low and it was raining). If I apply pressure with my foot, it stops.
However, it's very infrequent - as soon as it reached idle temp, it went away, and on the ride home (about 8 miles) I only heard it once or twice and even then, mainly at stoplights while idling.
The plan is to jack it up when I get home today (at work ATM) but I was wondering if there are any specific things I should look for or expect to find.
Thanks in advance :-)
I was backing into a spot last night, and I was rolling backwards in neutral at ~3mph. I went to brake and realized (too late) that my floormat was balled up under the brake pedal, then pulled the ebrake right as I hit the curb.
Everything sounded fine at that point, and when I got out and looked the bumper is fine and there is a slight bend in the lip of my exhaust. But when I started her up ~3 hours later, I heard a pretty loud vibration coming from the rear, sounds almost like it's vibrating against the fuel tank or chassis. Grabbed a flashlight and was able to inspect the two rear-most hangars and they aren't torn but I couldn't see much else (she's low and it was raining). If I apply pressure with my foot, it stops.
However, it's very infrequent - as soon as it reached idle temp, it went away, and on the ride home (about 8 miles) I only heard it once or twice and even then, mainly at stoplights while idling.
The plan is to jack it up when I get home today (at work ATM) but I was wondering if there are any specific things I should look for or expect to find.
Thanks in advance :-)
