Legend KZTE krrrrrrrrrrrrrrratles

[Dzombo4]

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Help urgently needed.
After many months I found the perfect vehicle, low KM 54000 Legend KZTE 4x4 DC and White on top of it.
However, travelling on any road surface, with the wind blowing from either left or right, there is persistant KRRRRR rattle from the back. Already removed back seat, all tools, jack etc stored behind the back seat but no solution.
Opened the rear doors and the rear panels, but cannot find anything loose.
No sidewind , no rattle.
Any ideas???

[Sifu-Lux]

No idea

Not a slack spare wheel chain?

[BenHur]

Welcome Dennis

Whell that is an unusual problem. Post us some pictures of your van please. Then maybe oe of the sharp guys here might see something, who knows

[Dzombo4]

Thanks, wil check the chain.
Herewith a pic, canopy also removed in the meantime as a suspect.

[BenHur]

Cant see no pics

[Scooter]

Check the baffles in the exhaust, might be that the sidewind shakes it the right way to rattle OR check all the heat plates on the underside.
Just my 2cW

[Niel]

How abought the plastic end on your running boards (dependent on if you have the standard factory fitted ones) or the loose wheel arch covers

[hilex08]

maybe had the same problem some time ago. had a very annoying krrrrrrrrrrrrrr, and took me some time to find it.found the hinges on the doors has bushes which had worn out.

i had to take the doors off, and fit teflon bushes made for nissan, rewelded the lot and problem solved

[BenHur]

Hilex08

Please tell us in more details and maybe a pic or 2

[Dzombo4]

Look here for the promised photo's.
Checked the sparewheel fitting, nice and tight.
Thanks for all the other input, will check and get back.

[Family_Dog]

Dennis,

Does it still display these symptoms with the Canopy removed? I wonder if it isn't a rattle between the fibre glass canopy and the roll bar, sometimes there is so little clearance there that it will not require too much outside interference to rattle.


-F_D

[Scooter]

Thanks, wil check the chain.
Herewith a pic, canopy also removed in the meantime as a suspect.

F_D, you not reading again?

Dzombo4, stupid question but have you checked to make sure the plastic decals over the fenders are tight and that the plastic covers inside the wheel archs are tight?

[Jacques KZ]

Dzombo4, stupid question ... and that the plastic covers inside the wheel archs are tight?

Spot on Scooter.

A test drive yesterday revealed the Plastic Covers inside the rear wheel arches as the culprits. :evil: Amazing - with the wind blowing from the one side, that plastic cover flaps against the cab body and the other side is not moving. With the wind from the other side, the same thing then on the other side. :o

Dzombo4 will post a picture.


Cheers,
Jacques

[Dzombo4]

Smiling all over. Herewith the pics. It is actually the cover that bridge the divide between the loadbed and the cab, this is fixed in the loadbed side, but is free on the cab side, with about a 1mm clearance on the cab side just to give enough space to work up a nice vibration.
Thanks for all the input guys. Was about to make this one another guys problem

[Scooter]

HOORAY

Glad you got it sorted out. Those plastics can be a pain on any car if not affixed properly.

[pietpetoors]

I had the same thing and only in the left fender.