Clunk in Suspension
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2009 E63
Clunk in Suspension
I have always heard a clunk noise on my car whenever I go over speed bumps slowly or go into a shopping center. I once changed my sway bar ends because I thought it was the noise, but it never went away.
I finally took the wheels off of my car to clean them and while I was at it I was checking for tie rod end wear.
When I set my hands on the 3 and 9 a clock position and try to move there isn't much give, however, when I set them at 12 and 6 there is a lot of give. What part is it if this is the case?
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I finally took the wheels off of my car to clean them and while I was at it I was checking for tie rod end wear.
When I set my hands on the 3 and 9 a clock position and try to move there isn't much give, however, when I set them at 12 and 6 there is a lot of give. What part is it if this is the case?
Heres a video:
Last edited by jpman; Jan 8, 2015 at 08:14 PM.
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 250
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From: Miami, FL
2009 E63
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From: Miami, FL
2009 E63
Took it to my indy and they just tightened the nut that holds the bearing and hub assembly and the noise went away. 116k miles and seems like it was just an adjustment for wear, can't complain.
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2009 E63
The clunk over speed bumps is gone. There is still a noise present when going in and out of shopping centers but I am confident it is the caster bushings on the car as I have already confirmed they are cracked. At 116k miles on original control arms thats not such a bad thing. I am considering just replacing the bushings as I checked and the ball joints have no play in them.
