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I Have Noticed A Noise Coming From The Rear Of My Car Especially When Going Over Drain Covers And Holes InThe Road I Sill Have A Months Warranty Left So I Took The Car Back To Parks The Dealer They Checked The Car Over And Said It’s Possibly The Rear Hubs Needing Replaced But They Weren’t 100% Sure This Was The Correct Diagnosis They Advised To Take The Car To A Mazda Dealer Warranty Company Came Back And Said They Wouldn’t Repair The Car Because Of Wear And Tear Car Has Only Done 1600 Miles Since I Bought It November 2021 Current Mileage Is 35000 Any Advice Wound Be Appreciated
VERY common issue with the rear hub bushings which Mazda know all about, there is even a Mazda bulletin for the issue now. Your best bet is buying replacement bushings from a guy called Andy Leslie on Facebook, better than replacing them with Mazda parts that will fail in the same way.
I had a very similar sounding problem on an old Mini R56 I used to have, over small rutts in the road it would knock, yet over bigger bumps it wouldn’t make a sound… After digging on forums, it turned out that the rear antiroll bar bushings were a common fault… I changed them for poly bushes and they were silent after that… May not be the issue for you but may be worth a punt
If you are anywhere near Sheffield Paul Roddison (Motorsport) knows all about the issue and offers replacements too. Mazda will want to replace the whole hub upright each side at high cost.
I could be wrong, but I know who that person is and i think they are fitting the Andy Leslie replacements (they are uprated bushings that he provides a removal tool with), but if the OP is under warranty he should 100% be expecting a replacement under warranty FoC.
Thanks For All The Advice Manager At Parks Was Hopeless Guy I Spoke To Earlier Today At Parks said It Was Definitely Rear Hubs That Were Needing Replaced But When The Manager Phoned Me Later
He Said He Couldn’t Be Sure It Was The Hubs Apologised And Told Me To Take Car To Mazda Dealer
Print out the document I linked above, take it with you to the Mazda dealer, insist on replacements under warranty (FoC), any push back get straight on the phone to Mazda customer services and cause a stink.
Ah I see, in that case yeah your more than likely going to have problems getting it resolved under an extended / 3rd party warranty. Not that I know of, if you can join Facebook group ‘MX-5 MK4 ND owners UK’ (I’m an admin) he is on there. Otherwise, search Andy Leslie on facebook, he’s the one in Kingston upon Hull with the motorbike pic as his profile picture.
Yes it will be, Andy is definitely your best option trust me. He’ll provide uprated bushings with a tool for removing and replacing the originals. A Mazda dealer will insist on the whole uprights being replaced as they won’t be willing to just replace the effected bushes, IIRC you are talking several hundred each side at Mazda.
That’s my problem had a quote for 2 new bearings each side of the rear hubs but how do u know your replacing the correct ones unless u strip the whole thing down does anyone know if u have to replace all of them
