Rattling sound in a Scud

Might just be something loosely lodged behind the wheel well lining?

 

Lower ball joint?

 

I'm also having this sound! thought its normal? right now I'm having everything checked at the dealer... they said might be the ball joints too, lets see

 

Try tightening all the suspension nuts and bolts. I did on mine and found that eliminated most rattles. I still think there may be something loose in the door though.

Do a search. Lower shock mount is a common cause. In fact, Ferrari increased the torque value on these bolts during the production run.

 

You can hear the ball joint "click" in the car (its not too far away in other words). I have no idea what is causing your noise, but was responding to the ball joint comment above.

 

I had the same rattle in my CS.
I chased it for a while and found it to be the floor board that covers the battery. I put some foam rubber behind floor then re screwed the cover.
Rattle solved
If Scud is like CS as far as angled floor board that covers battery that could very well be the problem

Let us know
Maxer

 

+1

 

please keep us posted.

Thanks

 

I have the rattle, metallic sound from both sides, hoping to get it in soon to look at ball joints and nuts.

 

This is interesting. I too have an occasional rattle or vibration sound coming from somewhere around the passenger footwell/door area but in my case it seemed to be set off more by the stereo speaker and not from just driving, so I've always assumed it was something inside the door or the door trim card itself. I've tried tightening the fasteners but have never been able to solve it or figure it out and I'm not ready to take the door card out -- yet. I hadn't thought about the battery cover, so I might try removing it next.

In any case, I am curious to see what you guys find for the Scud. Mine's a a '99 Modena, so this could be unrelated...

 

Common 430 type issue. Usually its something in the suspension but I forget exactly where. Like a kind of bobbling sound over small high frequency bumps.

 

I remember someone saying it was the front sway-bar bushings needing grease.

 

Rattles are a good sign, then you can be sure that it is a Scud.

On mine once the spring mounts cracked and once the side skirts were lose. Both rattles were to fix without problems.

 

Mine was missing a bolt underneath the car that bolted the flat shielding to the underbody. Everytime I hit a bump at speed on rough patch, the shielding was vibrating/rattling.

Put a new bolt in, and the rattle went away. Check the small bolts holding these flat panels underneath your car and see if you are missing any or if some may have vibrated loose causing the rattle.

 

I had a noise coming from the front right corner of the car. Really hard to specify exactly where. It used to happen only after 20 minutes of driving. Now it happens right away, its a lot more prominent and the steering wheel is starting to have a little give by a mm or so.
Having it looked at this Friday, just hope they don't give me the old "sorry, can't replicate your issue sir".

Whatever thought you guys have I will go in and ask them to look at. Thanks

 

How many kms/mls do you have on the odometer ?

 

I have a little over 10,000 miles. The noises just start happening in the last 300 miles.