sumthing still loose?
08-14-2018 | 03:39 PM
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From: South Carolina
sumthing still loose?
after replacing LCA's last week I still have a rattle or something coming from front driver side suspension<?> any ideas??
when driving and going over pot holes , bumps in road, etc. I feel and hear something from the drivers? side. don't get me wrong, after replacing LCA,s my lil girl drives great, steering has really
tighten up and feels great. but there is something
when driving and going over pot holes , bumps in road, etc. I feel and hear something from the drivers? side. don't get me wrong, after replacing LCA,s my lil girl drives great, steering has really
tighten up and feels great. but there is something
08-14-2018 | 04:04 PM
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Yeah what Greybeard999 says - the sway bar end links typically wear out the quickest, then the sway bar bushings.
The end links are easy to check for play at either of their ball joints - any play and they are junk - they make more of a rattling sound when they are shot.
The sway bar bushings can be checked with a lever or screwdriver between the bar near the bushing and the frame they are mounted to - any play results in more of a KLUNKING or THUMPING sound (and can sometimes be felt thru the floorboards).
The end links are easy to check for play at either of their ball joints - any play and they are junk - they make more of a rattling sound when they are shot.
The sway bar bushings can be checked with a lever or screwdriver between the bar near the bushing and the frame they are mounted to - any play results in more of a KLUNKING or THUMPING sound (and can sometimes be felt thru the floorboards).
08-14-2018 | 08:02 PM
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From: South Carolina
Yeah what Greybeard999 says - the sway bar end links typically wear out the quickest, then the sway bar bushings.
The end links are easy to check for play at either of their ball joints - any play and they are junk - they make more of a rattling sound when they are shot.
The sway bar bushings can be checked with a lever or screwdriver between the bar near the bushing and the frame they are mounted to - any play results in more of a KLUNKING or THUMPING sound (and can sometimes be felt thru the floorboards).
The end links are easy to check for play at either of their ball joints - any play and they are junk - they make more of a rattling sound when they are shot.
The sway bar bushings can be checked with a lever or screwdriver between the bar near the bushing and the frame they are mounted to - any play results in more of a KLUNKING or THUMPING sound (and can sometimes be felt thru the floorboards).
08-15-2018 | 01:00 PM
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From: Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
I still have a little clunk in the front even after changing the struts. My front end is tight. Inspected the top bearing plate when I changed out the struts, felt good. I have an SS and can't do a buy/swap thing. Can only really hear it in cold weather, that's why I replaced them at 50K. "Clunk" at times is these cars are a mystery.
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