So after having my CA's and TRE's done a few months ago, I hear a clunk going over bumps on the left

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Apr 22, 2007 | 11:29 AM

mattarios2

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So after having my CA's and TRE's done a few months ago, I hear a clunk going over bumps on the left

side. Now i searched the archives and came to the conclusion that they probably need to be re-tourqed because they have settled. I also read that you need to drive it on ramps and have the wheels on in order to get the right torque. How the hell do you reach the upper ca's with the wheels on and on a ramp? Also I tried to tighten all the other "reachable" bolts and they will not budge AT ALL! :-/. Should I try some pb blaster? They were just put on recently I don't see why they will not budge. Any advice?

Thanks guys

Apr 22, 2007 | 11:33 AM

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I'd start by jacking up the front end and checking for looseness.

Apr 22, 2007 | 11:43 AM

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I have the left side up on a jack stand, and when I wiggle all 4 CA's none of them seem loose. :-/ .

any ideas?

Apr 22, 2007 | 01:56 PM

northof49(+1+1)

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my clunking over bumps was a broken back coil. check closely it only was broken off about an inch

at the bottom perch, hard to spot

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ericvaleanu

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Same clunk of turn on and off and at 10kph

Anybody ever figured this out? I have the same clunk sometimes when I turn the engine on and most of the time when I turn it off. Also I get the same clunk when I reach 10kph most of the time.