# Problem after new shocks installed

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** golf, volkswagen\
**Created:** [September 2, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015 "2009-09-02T17:55:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fergussondion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@fergussondion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fergussondion)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015/1 "2009-09-02T17:55:00Z")

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I have a 92 VW Golf with 150,000 mi. Last fall, I had new shocks installed. Ever since then, when I have any weight over 50 lbs in the back seat or trunk, the rear of the car makes an awful grinding/ratting noise. My mechanic tells me it the heat shield, but I don’t think so. It is really loud. Any ideas? Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015/2 "2009-09-02T23:57:26Z")

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Are they OE shocks or after market?

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**Author:** ![fergussondion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@fergussondion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fergussondion)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015/3 "2009-09-03T12:28:11Z")

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I’m afraid I don’t know

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015/4 "2009-09-03T19:48:56Z")

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It could be the heat shield. Have you checked it? Have you had anyone try to fix it?

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**Author:** ![fergussondion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@fergussondion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fergussondion)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-after-new-shocks-installed/36015/5 "2009-09-03T19:55:35Z")

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That’s what my mechanic keeps telling me it is, but it doesn’t rattle; it’s making a grinding noise. Heat shields make that kind of noise? Thanks for your help by the way, I appreciate the input!