 Front end rattle, Is something worn out? |
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| malcolm2 |
 Dec 8 2014, 07:03 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States 
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If needed I'll shoot a little video. But here is what I found. The upper section is holding firm. I can grab the lower section just below the upper and move it, significantly. It looks to be moving inside the upper section. The top nut is tight (viewed in the front trunk), I don't see any movement there.
This is a shot of the passenger side. it is moving the most. The drivers side only moves slightly. Not enough to notice the rotor etc... moving like on this side. Of course it is the bumpy roads, turning in driveways, etc... that make the noises as I am driving. Say the word and I'll shoot a video. You can hear the clanking.  |
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| r_towle |
Dec 8 2014, 08:09 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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It's easier if you remove the anti sway bar drop link on the side you are working on, but yes, pull it down and out of the fender.
A pipe wrench and some blue locktight may fix your problem. |
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| malcolm2 |
Dec 8 2014, 09:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 8 2014, 08:09 PM)  It's easier if you remove the anti sway bar drop link on the side you are working on, but yes, pull it down and out of the fender. A pipe wrench and some blue locktight may fix your problem. No sway bar on mine. Otherwise that is xackly how I did it. In the south we call it a monkey wrench and I read the label and went with the BLUE locktite... Red is permanent, blue is not and said something about eliminating "coming loose from vibration". While I had both wheels off, I went ahead and tightened and lock-tited the drivers side too. The test drive was nice, smooth and quiet over the bumps. No more rattle. Took some of the steering wheel vibration out too. |
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malcolm2 Front end rattle Dec 8 2014, 07:03 PM
SirAndy The top part is just a dust cover and not really p... Dec 8 2014, 07:08 PM SirAndy Oh, and only unbolt the large top shock nut!
... Dec 8 2014, 07:11 PM
malcolm2
Oh, and only unbolt the large top shock nut!
... Dec 8 2014, 07:23 PM bdstone914
Oh, and only unbolt the large top shock nut... Dec 8 2014, 07:26 PM wndsnd The nut inside the strut that Andy is talking abou... Dec 8 2014, 07:21 PM malcolm2
The nut inside the strut that Andy is talking abo... Dec 8 2014, 07:25 PM malcolm2 Another successful repair. I am sure I would have... Dec 8 2014, 08:12 PM r_towle
I first broke the 200HP mark on pump gas in 1996... Dec 8 2014, 09:42 PM |
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