Creaking Rear Suspension

[Guest yeomills]

My 07 reg C5 has developed a creaking rear suspension similar to that heard from dry leaf springs. Will get underneath when snow clears but in the mean time any ideas out there.

Barry

[ataxidriver64]

I have an 01 C5, with 196k miles. I find WD40 on the on the pivot points shuts it up.

[ataxidriver64]

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[Randombloke]

Check if the rear wheels are splayed outwards. If they are it's worn swing arm bearings. If they are not it may still be the same but the fault is in the early stages. Best fixed while damage is limited to the bearings only.

[Guest DaveW.]

My 07 reg C5 has developed a creaking rear suspension similar to that heard from dry leaf springs. Will get underneath when snow clears but in the mean time any ideas out there.

Barry

[Guest DaveW.]

My 07 reg C5 has developed a creaking rear suspension similar to that heard from dry leaf springs. Will get underneath when snow clears but in the mean time any ideas out there.

Barry

[Guest DaveW.]

My 07 reg C5 has developed a creaking rear suspension similar to that heard from dry leaf springs. Will get underneath when snow clears but in the mean time any ideas out there.

Barry

I have an 07 C5 estate with the same problem. One dealer told me it was the rear brakes that were at fault and needed replacing. As I was not convinced I asked another Citroen dealer who confirmed it was the trailing arm. Luckily it was replaced under warranty and solved the problem.

[Guest C5boy]

Sounds like the rear arm bearings. You want to get them sorted asap if it is this as damage can be caused to rear arm itself and if this needs replacing as well then it gets really expensive. Parts cost about £100 per side from Citroen, as far as I know you can't get them anywhere else although they do sometimes pop up on places like eBay if bought and not used. Its a couple of hours per side to change them and when you do the ride is back like a dream again. When the car is at rest check the back wheels, if they are toeing out then this is the problem, if it's noticeable then they are shot and sort them asap otherwise it will turn out expensive!!