How are the tie rod ends?

Agreed. I'm pretty sure my motor mount is broken, so it is going to be replaced when I do my belt. Even if it isn't broken, for the price of a new one, might as well change it and save the hassle. Once every 100,000 miles isn't too bad.

Nope. Just someone who has had the awesome luck of having to work on cars a lot. I do read up on things as well on a somewhat regular basis. I love learning things. Knowledge is something you won't ever not use, so, the more the better.

 

did you check the trans mount it also makes noise when you drive over bumps. but this noise u can feel it on the driver floor when you pass a bump, some times on you can feel it on the steering wheel. its just a suggestion???

 

Drive the car for 5 miles, jack the car and inspect the tie rod ends, usually the right side though.( I fought a similar "clunk" for almost a year.) For some reason the joint would be tight when "cold" but would show signs of play when "hot".

 

hey guys i had the same problem on my 2002 neon the famous front clunk. and it turn out to be the right side a arm. when i would break the car would slightly would rock foward and cause the clunk noise. there is a square washer at the a arm bolt behind the lower engine mount. this washer was not set properly in the last service and was rubbing on the cross mount. so when i would apply the brakes the washer would make pressure on the cross member (engine mount). and this is how i sloved the clunk problem. on my neon. maybe this can help

 

^^^ Interesting

 

Ive done it!!! ive beaten my clunk finally!! took me nearly four months but ive finally solved it. Mine was a combination of two things bad ball joints and bad sway bar bushings....AND NOT THE THE ONES ON THE ENDS OF THE SWAY BAR BUT THE BUSHINGS IN THE TWO CLAMPS IN THE CENTER OF THE SWAY BAR THAT CLAMP THE SWAY BAR TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR.my first attempt at fixing this clunk was the lower control arm bushings and the sway bar links on the each end of the sway bar. but to my dismay the clunk was still there, only when i went over un even surfaces-potholes etc. most of the clunk came from the sway bar warping-wiggling in its 2 mounts that bolt it to the frame on the underside of the car. when i pulled the mounts for it i found that the bushings were rock hard and were worn away on the inside where the sway bar goes through them, this caused play in the mounts so when i went over a uneven surface the sway bar would wiggle and make the rattle sound through the whole car. you could take off your sway bar links and try to wiggle yours to see if this is the problem...