Clunking issue: Solved!
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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From: Rogers City, Michigan
Thanks so much. Taking my tomorrow and now I'll know another place to check for the clunk.
Boydie
Back in the Saddle...................
Boydie
Back in the Saddle...................SO tonight I set out to find exactly, what was clunking. Alot of us have the mystery clunk, so I will fill you in on what I found. I don't trust a shop to 'find' it for me, so instead of them throwing parts at it, it was easier to find it myself.
I out my hands on everything underneath that car that had a bolt, nut, or bushing. Inside of the fender well's behind the caliper bracket there is a bar that attacked to the upper middle of the strut, down to the sway bar. I assume this is GM's idea of a sway bar end link. I had a friend rock teh car as I found out I could recreate the noise by rocking the car back and forth. On the bolt that mounts it to the strut I put my ahdns on it and griped it firmly and low and behold no more clunking noise. My assumption is that there is some type of bushing, that has gone south.
I highly advise anyone with the mystery clunk in the front end to grab ahold of that bar while someone is rocking the car and see if that silences the noise.
-Marcus
I out my hands on everything underneath that car that had a bolt, nut, or bushing. Inside of the fender well's behind the caliper bracket there is a bar that attacked to the upper middle of the strut, down to the sway bar. I assume this is GM's idea of a sway bar end link. I had a friend rock teh car as I found out I could recreate the noise by rocking the car back and forth. On the bolt that mounts it to the strut I put my ahdns on it and griped it firmly and low and behold no more clunking noise. My assumption is that there is some type of bushing, that has gone south.
I highly advise anyone with the mystery clunk in the front end to grab ahold of that bar while someone is rocking the car and see if that silences the noise.
-Marcus
Joined: 09-11-2009
Posts: 9
From: endicott, ny
mystery clunks
I think some of the rattles or clunks in front end or column, are the interm. shaft where the 2 pieces slide together and the power assist motor gear. haven't seen on the posts where anyone replaced the gear. I think it's plastic.
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Joined: 06-20-2014
Posts: 62
From: Iron Mountain, MI.
Kloncking noise
Hi,
I had my Struts and links replaced. Great for about three days and the clunking again.. Not as bad as the 149,000 mile parts that were replaced. But it is still there.
The pictures that were posted are not the same as mine. His did not have coil springs (They are not on the struts). Did some HHRs not have Coil Front Springs????
The Dealer kept telling I had loaded struts on my HHR..
My HHR is a 2007LT 2.2 Auto
I will see about the Moog parts..
I had my Struts and links replaced. Great for about three days and the clunking again.. Not as bad as the 149,000 mile parts that were replaced. But it is still there.
The pictures that were posted are not the same as mine. His did not have coil springs (They are not on the struts). Did some HHRs not have Coil Front Springs????
The Dealer kept telling I had loaded struts on my HHR..
My HHR is a 2007LT 2.2 Auto
I will see about the Moog parts..
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Joined: 10-13-2013
Posts: 101
From: Blaine WA
Yes, I know I'm resurrecting an old thread but couldn't find the answer on it. I had the sway bar links (the vertical rod) replaced, but the clunk has come back on the right side, started when I went over a bump. Got under there and found that the bottom nut was not tight. I put a wrench on it and it seemed to turn too easy, felt like it wasn't tightening, but wasn't sure if its supposed be that way, or should it be nice and tight????