front end noise
#21
#22
To determine if it is the same problem, turn the wheel full right to check the left wheel. Rock the car by the door frame and see if the upper link moves. When the locknut strips it will elogate the mounting on the strut, thus the clunking noise. Although mine was elogated, by using the poly lock nut and "proper" lock washer, there is no movement or noise. Either that or replace the strut and link again with new grade 8 hardware, which G.M. should have used in the first place. It probably saved them $ 5.00 per car.
Ted
Ted
#24
Ha, I get it; of course you only replaced the nut, because the bolt is part of the link itself.
I'm only thinking about Moog link replacement for when the lower link joint goes bad next time. That's always been the problem with mine, except that now I can hear clunking and it's not the lower joint; that's why I think that it may be the top bolt moving.
I'm at 63000 km, and I already went through 3 end links, 2 struts, one set of bushings and one wheel bearing; and so far most GM replacement parts fail faster than the previous ones.
I mean, I don't expect these things to last forever, but they did on my last 3 previous cars....for well over 200000 Km.
Yves
I'm only thinking about Moog link replacement for when the lower link joint goes bad next time. That's always been the problem with mine, except that now I can hear clunking and it's not the lower joint; that's why I think that it may be the top bolt moving.
I'm at 63000 km, and I already went through 3 end links, 2 struts, one set of bushings and one wheel bearing; and so far most GM replacement parts fail faster than the previous ones.
I mean, I don't expect these things to last forever, but they did on my last 3 previous cars....for well over 200000 Km.
Yves
#30
Has anybody tried to lube the intermediate shaft? I found this while doing more research into this problem:
http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18106
Mike
http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18106
Mike
Last edited by mikiec; 12-14-2009 at 07:27 PM.