Hey guys,

I recently bought my Z and herd a strange clunk noise from the front suspension when backing out and down a slope and sometimes in other conditions. Anyways, did a search and found the TSB for the upper link bolts.

I jacked up the Z and and looked at what I thought I had to loosen one turn and re-tighten. I am unable to get my torque wrench with the correct socket on the bolts.


Here is a picture of both tires. I have circled the bolts I thought the TSB pointed to. What is the trick here?

Drivers Side:


Passenger Side:


Thanks

-- Chris S.

 

take your tire off

buy a different torque wrench?

 

I've had the same problem for 7 months now and it started after I installed the Cusco sways. I thought it was the swaybar bushings not be lubed enough but after taking the sways off and lubing the bushings, the noise was still there. I noticed that it only comes from the front passenger side when one wheel is higher than the other, such as driving on uneven roads or pulling into sloped parking lots entrances. It sounds more like high pitched clicks instead of clunks. I couldn't even get a torque wrench in there so I still have that noise.

 

Yeah, even with the tire removed the torque wrench I have just wouldn't fit. So I just grabbed the wrench of the same size and just tightened it myself a little more. I hardly applied any pressure, but that seemed to do the trick. No more clunking noise....

I think it was a 14mm if I remember corretly...

-- Chris

 

Tried that and it still makes noises. Maybe mine is coming from somewhere else.

 

The ball joint in the middle was defective on my 03 model. They had to replace it.

 

I just used a swivel to torque mine.

 

Are you talking about the big one that sits right underneath the knuckle? I've already replaced that along with the knuckle itself since they are one peice and mine was torn up pretty bad. I tightened the nut that connects the endlink to what I think is the lower control arm last night and the noise seems to have gone away.