Rear End Rattle

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My MK6 probably does more dirt road bashing than most around here. I tend to drive quite fast on corrugated roads with loose gravel. A few days ago my car developed a rattle in the rear end. Particularly noticeable over bumps at low speed, sounding like a loose component clanging beneath the car. Very loud and noticable.



The cultprit was this piece of gravel trapped beneath the rear left brake disk and its the cover plate. Easily removed with a narrow screw driver. Come to think of it I probably caused the stone to get trapped when intentionally sliding the rear end out in loose gravel to observe how well the ESP braking works on the inner wheel. Rocks spraying about the place as this occurs.

Anyway something simple to check for, if you ever pick up unwanted noises after driving on gravel.