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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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So I replaced my ball joint the other day. I noticed when I turn the strut and I would hear a clunking noise. I now hear the noise when I go over slow bumps while turning. Any thoughts?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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If it resembles a Q-ball bouncing in the glove box it may be the swaybar bushings. A search here will bring up all kinds of info on it.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 11:41 AM
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could also be the strut top bearings. That noise usually occures with parking lot manuvers. If it does the noise when you swearve back and forth, it is sway bar bushings. Link noise is usually any little bump going straight ahead.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Tizzy1
could also be the strut top bearings. That noise usually occurs with parking lot maneuvers. If it does the noise when you swerve back and forth, it is sway bar bushings. Link noise is usually any little bump going straight ahead.
can that be changed with out disassembling the strut/spring setup?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 11:03 AM
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nope, the top bearing is right under the strut top. Need to compress the spring and remove the top.
 
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