Experiencing noises from your vehicle frequently is never reassuring, so discovering noises on your Renault Clio 2 suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressing. This sign may be a sign of a minor trouble as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any case, it is essential to check the origin and take the necessary actions to eliminate the trouble, it is with this goal in mind that we wanted to write this article to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible explanations for a crack when the speed bump passes, after that, what can be the reason of a squeaking noise when a speed bump is being passed and finally what to do if you have another noise when a speed bump is passed.
Suspension cracking noise Renault Clio 2
Check Renault Clio 2 suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Renault Clio 2, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the origin of it. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are dead, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its role during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the trouble that concerns you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you drive over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of replacing them fairly quickly or you may damage other parts and have to make more important maintenance.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have searched for “Renault Clio 2 suspension noise” and the suspension is not the cause of your problem, it may be that the cardan shaft is responsible. Indeed, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust accumulates inside them their operation is degraded and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion. To check this, you can try both types of torsion, first vertical with suspension compressions on the speed bump passages, and horizontal when you are going to turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two cases you should consider replacing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Renault Clio 2, don’t hesitate to visit this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you find out a suspension noise when your Renault Clio 2 passes over a speed bumps, it is imaginable that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Exactly like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you vary direction. If this is the case, the parts that may have been destroyed by normal wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the causes of your noises, to check it, position it under the vehicle and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no particular play on one of them, they are supposed to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Please remember to take your vehicle to your auto technician or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Renault Clio 2
Check the stabilizer bar
If, however, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Renault Clio 2, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Remember to check by going under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second possible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and bring on noise, in which case remove them from the cradle and grease them, this should fix the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last possibility that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks act as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the vehicle, a noticable weakness of these will generate a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise happens when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Renault Clio 2. To swap them go to your auto technician.
Other speed bump noise Renault Clio 2
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t find the source of the noise your Renault Clio 2 makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to read this content on a loud noise on Renault Clio 2 or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Renault Clio 2 and determine this trouble.
