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Perth
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September 2004
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 Help my aw11 went CLUNG!
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Tue, 28 September 2004 02:33
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Anyone got any idea what might have caused it? It was shortly after fanging it round a corner, and then going over a small bump (the kerb, going into my work parking lot).
I was sitting in the car waiting a couple of secs before turning it off (turbo habit, although you don't have to idle down superchargers - do you? anyway I've always thought it was rude to turn a car off immediately after giving it some stick) and all of a sudden it makes a major 'clung' noise. Nothing seems to be hanging down from the car, no belts are broken that I can see, suspension etc. still seems to be working when I rock the car, steering still works... so what on earth could have made this scary noise?
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Inside a giant turbo (syd...
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June 2002
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Tue, 28 September 2004 02:55
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no idea on the noise, but yes you dont have to 'warm' down supercharged cars, but its still a good idea to idle a car for a little bit before you switch it off.
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NSW Australia
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August 2004
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Tue, 28 September 2004 03:18
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Maybe it was one of your springs re-seating. If you have lowered springs, sometimes the strut can expand enough so that the spring gets out of its groove at the top or bottom mounting cups. I had this happen with my lowered RX-4 many years ago. You're right its a scary sound!!! 
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Tue, 28 September 2004 03:26
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when you say clung, wsa it a clung and car turned off or was the car still on and can you still start it?
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Perth
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September 2004
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Tue, 28 September 2004 04:41
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Check the nuts on the sway bar links, they make a horrible noise when they come loose (and when they start to rattle, they trash the droplinks).
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Newcastle
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June 2002
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Tue, 28 September 2004 12:31
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It sounds like your handbrake cable has snapped. The same thing happened to me when I had it jacked up. I heard a big 'clung'. I already had one cable broken and the clung was the other one breaking.
Put your handbrake in the down position and look under the car. If its broken you will see the cable hanging down about 2/3's down the car.
Check that out. I think its about 150 to have both replaced or check out http://www.padandwheels.com and do it yourself. If thats the problem that is
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