Update on my clunking/grinding front drivetrain. Problem solved.
08-09-2008, 11:17 PM
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Update on my clunking/grinding front drivetrain. Problem solved.
After a long process of troubleshooting the problem has finally been solved. The last time I posted I mentioned that my mechanic got the car up on a lift and determined that the noise was coming from the ball joint at the link between the lower front control arm and the steering knuckle. So I purchased a new control arm and replaced it today. The noise is gone.
When I got the old control arm out, I could move the ball joint pretty easily with my finger and you could hear it grinding on the inside of the ball joint housing. The only was to diagnose this is to get the car on a lift because jacking it up takes all the weight off the joint and the noise disappears.
I'm happy that the noise is finally gone.
When I got the old control arm out, I could move the ball joint pretty easily with my finger and you could hear it grinding on the inside of the ball joint housing. The only was to diagnose this is to get the car on a lift because jacking it up takes all the weight off the joint and the noise disappears.
I'm happy that the noise is finally gone.
08-09-2008, 11:39 PM
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I replaced all my arms, but my noise persists. More knowledgeable people than me think its the axle
s, or half shafts ..So I am thinking of that now..
btw i had some q's for you, you have pm
btw i had some q's for you, you have pm
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