Annoying rattle/knock

[CarpyT6]

Hi all, i seem to have a very annoying rattle or knock coming from either the hand brake or double passenger seat. Only when reversing off my drive and accelerating, occasionally over bumps. It sounds like metal on metal, almost like a coin has been dropped and rolls back and forth hitting something. I have taken the seat plastics off the driver side to rule that out. I know its pretty tricky to diagnose but does anyone have an idea idea what could cause this or has had something similar, it drives me nuts !!

 

[Mud Digger]

have you wrapped up and stored your towing eye, under the passenger seat lol

 

[CarpyT6]

have you wrapped up and stored your towing eye, under the passenger seat lol

I cant say I've actually noticed it under my seat, where abouts is it normally kept?

 

[Mud Digger]

i keep mine with the jack under the passenger seat but bubble wrapped them the towing eye is big and heavy you cant miss it

 

[CarpyT6]

i keep mine with the jack under the passenger seat but bubble wrapped them the towing eye is big and heavy you cant miss it

Oh ok cheers, I've taken my jack out last week i case it was that, but still getting the noise. I will heck the towing eye is still with it tho...cheers

 

[Mud Digger]

please let us know what you find .... but the eye rocks or try reverse with your seat open lol good luck

 

[CarpyT6]

Will do, the only way i can replicate the noise is if i let they hand brake off and give it a gentle pull and let it go without pressing the button in. It sounds like the handbrake dropping down and making a clunk....strange

 

[Mud Digger]

maybe your anti roll breaks releasing lol

 

[CarpyT6]

So, after removing almost every panel, mud flaps, door cards, arm rests, glove box, rear seats, jack and spending many hours hunting the b*****d rattle down I've finally solved it....it was a little plastic thing that was covering a thread from a screw poking upwards into the cab floor underneath the drivers seat ( not sure what that screw is doing mind). As it wasnt clipped on properly it was having a kind of see saw affect when cornering or breaking hard which resulted in it knocking against the metal floor and causing said knock/rattle. Pushed back on with a click and voila. No more infuriating rattle, i even stuck it down with blu tac to stop it working free again.

Maybe this will help someone in the future

 

[Mud Digger]

great news and well done on the investigation lol im sure someone will benefit from you experience is why i passed on the towing eye thump i was getting . happy days ha ha

 

[CarpyT6]

Thanks @Mud Digger happy days

 

[CarpyT6]

So, after removing almost every panel, mud flaps, door cards, arm rests, glove box, rear seats, jack and spending many hours hunting the b*****d rattle down I've finally solved it....it was a little plastic thing that was covering a thread from a screw poking upwards into the cab floor underneath the drivers seat ( not sure what that screw is doing mind). As it wasnt clipped on properly it was having a kind of see saw affect when cornering or breaking hard which resulted in it knocking against the metal floor and causing said knock/rattle. Pushed back on with a click and voila. No more infuriating rattle, i even stuck it down with blu tac to stop it working free again.

Maybe this will help someone in the future

Just thought i would update this post, the green clip circled in red is what was rattling/knocking before

 

[JOG]

Wow, well done on finding it! I wouldn’t have suspected such a small thing

 

[CarpyT6]

Wow, well done on finding it! I wouldn’t have suspected such a small thing

Thanks, i was determined to find it as it was driving me bat s**t crazy lol