blitZ
Dec 8 2007, 01:40 PM
I have a clunking sound which seems to be getting worse. It's coming from the front left every time I hit a bump. I have new ball joints and tie rods, shocks are fairly new. I checked everything in the front end and nothing is loose or broken. I can feel it coming up through the steering wheel, so it seems it is steering/suspension related.
Any ideas? I'm afraid to drive it like it is.
911quest
Dec 8 2007, 02:17 PM
sway bar bushings.....
blitZ
Dec 8 2007, 02:56 PM
Found the solution on another thread, should have searched first. Thought searching for "clunk" would have been futile. I had a loose ring on the strut tower.
The car has been declunked.
Thanks
Hammy
Dec 8 2007, 03:13 PM
QUOTE(blitZ @ Dec 8 2007, 12:56 PM)
Found the solution on another thread, should have searched first. Thought searching for "clunk" would have been futile. I had a loose ring on the strut tower.
The car has been declunked.
Thanks
Can you elaborate on what you did?
blitZ
Dec 8 2007, 03:46 PM
On top of the strut tower is a threaded ring which holds the strut in place. It had become loose. I jacked the car up, removed the wheel. Removed the top bolt which hold the strut in place, accessible from the front trunk. Popped off the tie rod and sway bar, so the strut tower would drop enough so I could screw the ring tight with a big honkin pipe wrench. Put everything back together and test drive.
Hammy
Dec 8 2007, 06:15 PM
QUOTE(blitZ @ Dec 8 2007, 01:46 PM)
On top of the strut tower is a threaded ring which holds the strut in place. It had become loose. I jacked the car up, removed the wheel. Removed the top bolt which hold the strut in place, accessible from the front trunk. Popped off the tie rod and sway bar, so the strut tower would drop enough so I could screw the ring tight with a big honkin pipe wrench. Put everything back together and test drive.
Cool. Thanks!
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