I give up on the clunking
11-17-15, 08:07 AM
#46
Lexus Champion
UUGGGHHH clunking clunking clunking. jacked the car up again. checked the subframe and cross member bolts, all but one were really really tight. tightened the one up and nothing, still clunking. also jacked up the control arm so it wasn't loaded and trying shaking the wheel, still no movement at all, everything is solid as a rock. i'm starting to think it's my motor mount. i'm still getting the weird highway vibration at like 80+ mph that comes and goes depending on who knows what. how can i check the motor and tranny mounts? when i was under there i couldn't even find them.
11-17-15, 10:50 AM
#47
Lexus Champion
i just remembered, i checked my tie rods yesterday as well, and they were a little wiggly on the ball joint, doesn't seem right, i'm gonna jack the car up today and see if i have something i can figure out, tie rod ends are cheap so i think i'll just go ahead and change those, they look original, which is horrible considering i have 241k miles.
Update: ordered tie rods both inner and outer, mine are Horrible and the boots are leaky as hell. Pep boys sucks if they didn't notice how crappy they were when doing my alignment, most likely didn't even check.
Update: ordered tie rods both inner and outer, mine are Horrible and the boots are leaky as hell. Pep boys sucks if they didn't notice how crappy they were when doing my alignment, most likely didn't even check.
Last edited by oldManTan; 11-17-15 at 09:50 PM.
11-18-15, 07:00 AM
#48
i just remembered, i checked my tie rods yesterday as well, and they were a little wiggly on the ball joint, doesn't seem right, i'm gonna jack the car up today and see if i have something i can figure out, tie rod ends are cheap so i think i'll just go ahead and change those, they look original, which is horrible considering i have 241k miles.
Update: ordered tie rods both inner and outer, mine are Horrible and the boots are leaky as hell. Pep boys sucks if they didn't notice how crappy they were when doing my alignment, most likely didn't even check.
Update: ordered tie rods both inner and outer, mine are Horrible and the boots are leaky as hell. Pep boys sucks if they didn't notice how crappy they were when doing my alignment, most likely didn't even check.
Maybe when this is all figured out the title should be changed to "Front end noises and resolutions" then stickied, I think every possible option for the very common clunking has been gone over with details on the outcome nn this thread.
11-18-15, 07:29 AM
#49
Lexus Champion
yea my tie rods are floppier than a flip flop, i'm thinking i should duct tape the crap out of them so the ball joint doesn't drop out lol. the new tie rods should come in next week.
11-27-15, 04:20 PM
#50
Lexus Champion
replaced tie rods, get an alignment again, still clunky. already ordered new sway bar end links cz those are floppy as well, hopefully that will be the end of the clunks on my car. i had a rear clunk that was fixed with end links so we'll see if it's the same story on the front. once that is done, basically all suspension on my car is replaced.
EDIT: here's the rods before and after if anyone is interested, there was fluid everywhere on the passenger side, a giant pool of mystery liquid leaked out. it wasn't red which it should have been if it was PS fluid (ATF) and it wasn't thick enough for regular PS fluid, it was just like black water, and had no smell at all.
EDIT: here's the rods before and after if anyone is interested, there was fluid everywhere on the passenger side, a giant pool of mystery liquid leaked out. it wasn't red which it should have been if it was PS fluid (ATF) and it wasn't thick enough for regular PS fluid, it was just like black water, and had no smell at all.
Last edited by oldManTan; 12-01-15 at 03:05 PM.
12-01-15, 03:04 PM
#51
Lexus Champion
well this thread just turned into my diary lol, sway bar end links came in, will swap them this weekend most likely. they're just sway bar end links so i bought whatever on rockauto.
12-02-15, 07:37 AM
#53
Lexus Champion
which i really don't wanna do since i hear motor mounts are a pain. that's definitely gonna be in the summer.
12-02-15, 09:02 PM
#54
Driver School Candidate
I had a similar clunking sound in the back. Everything appeared to be tight, so I wound up changing the diff fluid with Red Line (75W90) Synthetic Gear Oil. It apparently had never been changed b4 and now the clunking sound is gone.
12-03-15, 09:29 PM
#56
Lexus Champion
12-05-15, 06:28 PM
#60
Check your heat shields, I had one that rusted out making noise like that. It kept tapping the exhaust... Also check the rear differential bushings. Idk if anyone has a part # for them but if so post it up. I know align sold them but I'd of anyone else.