Loose front end
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Loose front end
Hey Guys anytime I go over a bumper I heard a thumping noise.. I changed both staziler links and the noise is still there. Can it be the ball joints? or Swap bar bushings? And are the ball joints serviced separately? or it only comes with the lower control arms?
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get under the car again and rock the wheel 12oclock and 6 oclock then 9 and 3
look at all the balljoints and bushings when rocking the wheel u will see the play
look at all the balljoints and bushings when rocking the wheel u will see the play
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could be a broken spring, also worn tie rod ends, or even loose wheel bolts
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would a wheel alignment be able to pin point it exactly using the computer? Or is it basically the tech going to do the same things you guys just mentioned above to find out the problem?
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I am also having a clunking nose in the front of mine. ... after some inspection of my own it seem to be! combination of 2 things
1.the right front wheel bearing is loose. (ie. play) and I can hear a humm while driving.
2. The right side .control arm in the front. The rubber bushing has a big crack and has a alot of play ..maybe like 30 to 35° of movement from one side to the other. .. wit ease.
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1.the right front wheel bearing is loose. (ie. play) and I can hear a humm while driving.
2. The right side .control arm in the front. The rubber bushing has a big crack and has a alot of play ..maybe like 30 to 35° of movement from one side to the other. .. wit ease.
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well I inspected the left control arm.. and theres a lot of player.. the RT control arm is fine but I am going to do them in pairs. Now my next question is which control arms am I buying? Im over at RMEUROPEAN.com and there are LEMFOREDER for 120.63 and KARLYN for 62.92. Are they same quality? And also im assuming the control arms are all the same whther its a sport or not? This website usually list Sport for specifics
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well I inspected the left control arm.. and theres a lot of player.. the RT control arm is fine but I am going to do them in pairs. Now my next question is which control arms am I buying? Im over at RMEUROPEAN.com and there are LEMFOREDER for 120.63 and KARLYN for 62.92. Are they same quality? And also im assuming the control arms are all the same whther its a sport or not? This website usually list Sport for specifics
I have PMed you with some additional information on purchasing the control arms. Good luck.
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well I inspected the left control arm.. and theres a lot of player.. the RT control arm is fine but I am going to do them in pairs. Now my next question is which control arms am I buying? Im over at RMEUROPEAN.com and there are LEMFOREDER for 120.63 and KARLYN for 62.92. Are they same quality? And also im assuming the control arms are all the same whther its a sport or not? This website usually list Sport for specifics
Lemforeder is the OEM supplier to MB
