Front Suspension Clunk
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Front Suspension Clunk
Hey guys I'm having a bit of trouble diagnosing a clunking noise from the front of suspension of my car. Just to give some background on the car, I have replaced the UCAs, LBJs and tierods all within the past 4 months. I also have BC coils (18k/10k) on the car, and its a '91 with approximately 180k on the clock.
I'm just wondering what would be the next logical part to replace up front? I've read that the strut rod bushings deteriorate over time but wanted to know if there is anything else that's prone to wear over time that I could replace?
I'm just wondering what would be the next logical part to replace up front? I've read that the strut rod bushings deteriorate over time but wanted to know if there is anything else that's prone to wear over time that I could replace?
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The strut bar bushing is pretty much THE one. I had my guy go over the front on mine with the express consent fix what it needs. In his experience, he said 90% of the time the strut bar bushing is the one that will fix the noises. Mine at the time had 155K miles and he thought the UCA, LCA were fine. Now if the suspension has been knocked around and allowed to wear, other areas may need attention.
What sucks is getting an alignment one by one as you replace these single parts. I did a multi replacement so I won't know unless I were to measure each part for spec. I'm not about to do that. Especially to find that a part was still good and I had it removed for the sake of replacement. I live with the thought that it was worn.
What sucks is getting an alignment one by one as you replace these single parts. I did a multi replacement so I won't know unless I were to measure each part for spec. I'm not about to do that. Especially to find that a part was still good and I had it removed for the sake of replacement. I live with the thought that it was worn.
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The strut bar bushing is pretty much THE one. I had my guy go over the front on mine with the express consent fix what it needs. In his experience, he said 90% of the time the strut bar bushing is the one that will fix the noises. Mine at the time had 155K miles and he thought the UCA, LCA were fine. Now if the suspension has been knocked around and allowed to wear, other areas may need attention.
What sucks is getting an alignment one by one as you replace these single parts. I did a multi replacement so I won't know unless I were to measure each part for spec. I'm not about to do that. Especially to find that a part was still good and I had it removed for the sake of replacement. I live with the thought that it was worn.
What sucks is getting an alignment one by one as you replace these single parts. I did a multi replacement so I won't know unless I were to measure each part for spec. I'm not about to do that. Especially to find that a part was still good and I had it removed for the sake of replacement. I live with the thought that it was worn.
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