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Thanks Nick, this cured the clunk in my front susp...
Posted by bill h. (more from bill h.) on Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:37:53
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The post you sent awhile back concerning loosening the strut tower mounts and bouncing the car via front bumper did the trick. The mounts were both on the loose side (5lbs. torque) when I went to loosen them, and apparently the passengers side mount/strut had repositioned itself to cause the clunk I had to listen to for the last year or so. Retorqued, and clunk is gone.
It pays to go around an tighten a few key fasteners now and then. When I installed the SAS sway bar (back) three of four bolts were finger loose and it was amazing the stock unit didn't fall off. This had made for extra sloppy handling and wallowed out these three bolts. A trip to the bolt store was in order and if you use the SAS bar, get bolts about 1/8"- 1/4" shorter so you can apply enough torque and use bigger, wider, stronger washers. Install using loctite blue. I probably should have used larger diameter bolts and changed the nuts as well because the SAS hole size is larger, next time...
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- Thanks Nick, this cured the clunk in my front susp..., bill h., Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:37:53 <-- Viewing This Message
- No Problem Bill, Glad I could help! n/m, Nickshu, Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:33:43
- Re: Thanks Nick, this cured the clunk in my front susp., dreeder, Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:47:34
- and check the SAS torque later on too n/m, Dean, Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:58:53
- Re: Thanks Nick, this cured the clunk in my front susp..., Dean, Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:58:02
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