[V8] What IS all that racket?

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Mike,

First, yes those worn-out sway bar bushings.  Also the end bushings  
of the sway bar.  Then there's the inner control arm bushings which  
tend to crack.  Other noises can occur from the upper strut bearings  
and broken springs (as noted earlier this week)...

But those are the most obvious culprits IME

Ingo


On Apr 21, 2006, at 1:03 PM, Mike Arman wrote:

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> Noticing all kinds of clunks and clanks from the front end lately,
> obviously suspension noise, I hear it when I enter/leave a driveway,
> sometimes on tight, slow turns (parking lots).
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> What are the "usual suspects" for this? I looked but didn't see  
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> obvious beyond the sway bar bushings to the subframe, which are  
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> Best Regards,
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> Mike Arman
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