[urq] another clunk....

[Justin]

My 4kq also clunks when turning and going over bumps. I have a coil over
system from 2Bennnet...(so it may be a different phenomena than yours..),
but I found out that the spring actually leaves the bottom of the spring hat
when going over large bumps..(and the ride height is not correct...) and
"clunks" when the spring hat settles back in over the spring.

Also, double check that the ball joint is inserted all the way into the
bottom of the strut housing...(don't make the mistake that I did, by
tightening the ball joint bolt with the ball joint not all the way in....IT
WAS UGLY... :). ) It's easy to make this mistake, cause the ball joint bolt
must slide past the groove in the ball joint, and it's possible to have the
ball joint inserted in the strut housing with the bolt not flush with this
groove. (This will make sense if you look at it for awhile...)

Anyway, good luck, :)

Justin

----- Original Messcage -----
From: "Ingo D. Rautenberg" <ingo at waratap.com
To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] another clunk....


> Oops!  I meant to say the wheel bearing/strut suspension housing -- you
knew
> what I meant.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ingo D. Rautenberg" <ingo at waratap.com>
> To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] another clunk....
>
>
> > Brandon,
> >
> > Check to make sure the ball joint securing pinch bolt is in the grove of
> the
> > ball joint pin.  If not, then the control arm is likely (literally)
> sitting
> > on the ball joint when loaded.  BTDT.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > -Ingo
>
>
>
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