blown shocks?
12-06-2006, 03:22 PM
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I heard clunking last night on my passenger front side. The clunk only occurred over sharp, quick bumps or expansion joints in the road. I pulled the wheel off today and there is oil all over the stock shock. I have a completely stock suspension. '05 with 16,000 miles. I'm surprised the shock is blown.
Glad others have had this problem too.
Glad others have had this problem too.
12-06-2006, 04:30 PM
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[QUOTE=QUIKAG,Dec 6 2006, 07:22 PM]I heard clunking last night on my passenger front side. The clunk only occurred over sharp, quick bumps or expansion joints in the road.
12-06-2006, 07:02 PM
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My fronts were discovered to be leaking @ ~20K miles while SS brake liens were being installed. I didn't notice any handling change, but it was all I needed to rationalize buying Konis + GC's!
12-06-2006, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by VTR_Gary,Nov 21 2006, 03:25 PM
Struts don't have to be leak to be no good. Nor do they have to have excessive play. They can make clunking noises without any other symptoms. I believe (after hearing it) that you car either has a bad strut, or a bad sway bar link. It only happens over the tiniest, sharp bumps, so its one of those two. Its not the sort of noise that happens around corners, so its not loose bolts or problem bushings.
To check sway bar links, lift the front end up and let the wheels droop. then grab the ends of the sway bar (one at a time obviously) and use as much force as you can up and down. See if there's any play there. Any is too much.
To check sway bar links, lift the front end up and let the wheels droop. then grab the ends of the sway bar (one at a time obviously) and use as much force as you can up and down. See if there's any play there. Any is too much.
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Originally Posted by hecash,Oct 3 2006, 04:31 PM
BTW, I'll bet $10 that it's not your shocks at all.
The bushing bolts in the upper and lower a-arms on both the front and the back are not at all well protected from the elements, especially where the roads are salted or sanded in winter. The bushing bolt fuses inside the metal sleeve at the center of the bushing causing the whole bushing to shift resulting in a substantial "clunk."
It's a PITA, but, you'll probably need to have the bolt cut through on both sides of the suspension mount to release the bushing from the mount unless you are very lucky and able to hammer the bolt out. There is not a lot of room to get equipment up in there to do any hammering.
The bushing bolts in the upper and lower a-arms on both the front and the back are not at all well protected from the elements, especially where the roads are salted or sanded in winter. The bushing bolt fuses inside the metal sleeve at the center of the bushing causing the whole bushing to shift resulting in a substantial "clunk."
It's a PITA, but, you'll probably need to have the bolt cut through on both sides of the suspension mount to release the bushing from the mount unless you are very lucky and able to hammer the bolt out. There is not a lot of room to get equipment up in there to do any hammering.
I don't think it's blown shocks...haven't noticed any leaking or problems at higher speeds. only slow speeds over terrain described as above.
I live on the beach which is part of the reason i'm a little partial to hecash's explaination.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and has had new discoveries or success in solving it.
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