Ball Joints Done at 94k
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Ball Joints Done at 94k
Thx Chenzo 4 the step by step!! Alot of the clunk is now gone. Only thing, the tie rod crown nuts had never been budged...since 98 lol. I ruined both. I used both the six and twelve point 17mm sockets too. I biatched and moaned for about 5 minutes when I realized you can take of the ball joint and tie rod as one unit. Now I am going to do the struts and the caster arm bushings in the spring.......and I can get this REJECTED inspection sticker off my ride!!
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Ball joints don't clunk, they'll make a clicking/ticking kind of sound. The clunk is something on the upper end of your suspension contacting the wheel well. Check out your shocks.
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Thanks Ram......yeah, I think your are speakin' the truth. it failed cause of a ball joint.....but now I was moving to the upper control arms.....or sway bar. No matter what side L or R I still get the same sound... But I "will" take a look at the shocks.
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do they make that sound when you turn or what? just curious, I've noticed when i come home and brake from a slow roll in my driveway to come to a stop i hear a click sound right after i press the brakes (no not the pedal clicking, something from under the front of the car..)
no squeaks or creaks when turning at all though, no other sounds, just the click after brakes are pressed at low speeds coming to a stop.
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do they make that sound when you turn or what? just curious, I've noticed when i come home and brake from a slow roll in my driveway to come to a stop i hear a click sound right after i press the brakes (no not the pedal clicking, something from under the front of the car..)
no squeaks or creaks when turning at all though, no other sounds, just the click after brakes are pressed at low speeds coming to a stop.
no squeaks or creaks when turning at all though, no other sounds, just the click after brakes are pressed at low speeds coming to a stop.
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next brake job, try replacing the brake spring clips. This is known as brake hardware kits in parts catalogs (e.g. rockauto).
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