Bad front control arm bushing?
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It started out with me hearing a weird noise going over bumps to hearing a clicking at low speeds as I hit and released the brakes..now it went from a click to a loud banging and when the car is parked, wheels straight I can pull on the spoke of the front wheel and you can see it shift back and forth a little..seems like its the bottom that shifts not the top...any ideas?
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No. Got into an accident last year and the car started doing this a few weeks later..with the wheel off(or off the ground) I cant tell ****...nothing movies...
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Of course, it's extremely important to make sure the car is secure if you are under it and someone is pulling on it.
I usually put my Z on stands and slide some ramps under the car near wthe spot I'm working. Just in case.
I have seen aftermarket bushings go bad on the A-arms where they connect to the car. And I have seen sway-bar end-links not properly tightened at the point where they connect to the car.
Both can cause a clunking noise.
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BTW, I'm not sure I understand what you are doing and seeing with regards to the movement you have observed. Was the car in the air when you think you saw the "bottom" "shift"?
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No. with the car on the ground with the ebrake pulled up(so the car itself doesnt move) I can pull on the spoke of the wheel and watch the suspension and wheel shift front to back slightly..while the rest of the car stays where it is.
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Looks like the compression rod...(the bar going to the spindle above the transverse rod) When looking in there that seems to be the part moving at a different speed than the rest.
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Well I bought a new compression rod today, went to replace and come to find out the bolt was somehow loose and resting on the cotter pin..I tightend it up used some blue locktite and the car is tight like a virgin again.
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