Strange Sound from C43 front-end
12-23-2007, 12:26 PM
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Strange Sound from C43 front-end
My '99 C43 has developed a weird sound in the morning when I leave for work. As I back out of the driveway and turn the hard wheel to the right, as the driver's side front wheel rolls down over the curb to street level there is a loud "thump" kind of sound.
Since the suspension is not modded I don't think it's the spring moving (I've had cars with modified suspensions before and am used to hearing a spring move in the spring perch).
About 12 months ago I replaced the center drag link...
...so I really hope it's not that again, but it used to make a similar sound before I replaced this part as I drove over the curb into the driveway.
Once it does this in the morning, I don't hear it again until the next morning.
Is it the shock settling after sitting all night? Other thoughts on what to look at?
Since the suspension is not modded I don't think it's the spring moving (I've had cars with modified suspensions before and am used to hearing a spring move in the spring perch).
About 12 months ago I replaced the center drag link...
...so I really hope it's not that again, but it used to make a similar sound before I replaced this part as I drove over the curb into the driveway.
Once it does this in the morning, I don't hear it again until the next morning.
Is it the shock settling after sitting all night? Other thoughts on what to look at?
12-26-2007, 02:45 PM
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LCA bushings? Mine were shot and until I replaced them I got a lot of "popping" sounds from my front end - mostly at extremes in turning.
