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11-06-2019, 03:50 AM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 381921
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Anchorage
Vehicle:2018 WRX CWP |
Metal clunk sound from the front of my car!
Car:2005 STI
Mods: Standard BC Coilovers and Kartboy endlinks So for a couple of months, I have been plagued with a metal clunk/ knock/ pop or whatever you wanna call it. It happened on smalls bumps, big bumps, turning, going straight but I had never been able to replicate it until today. Here is what I do to reproduce the noise: 1. Turn the wheel all the way to the left 2. Hop on the front driver's side door sill and jump on it a couple of times 3. Repeat step 2, but on the front passenger side instead So I noticed that step 2 seems to "load" the knock because it won't happen if I don't perform that step. Also, if I wait too long to transition to step 3 the knock won't occur. It seems I have to transition from step 2 to 3 almost immediately. Lastly, the knock sounds like something is clicking in place if that makes any sense Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Last edited by Wtfeezet; 11-06-2019 at 04:52 AM. |
11-06-2019, 01:10 PM | #2 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 395793
Join Date: Jul 2014
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: SLC and Lake Placid
Vehicle:2005 92x Aero Beige |
Possibly bad bearing in the top mount
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11-06-2019, 08:06 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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BAIC
Location: California
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon PSM 2002 WRX Sedan JBP |
Yeah, I was going to say, check your strut bolt for loosening or it could be in the top hat assembly
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11-07-2019, 11:51 PM | #4 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 381921
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Anchorage
Vehicle:2018 WRX CWP |
Thanks for the reply guys! I actually found the issue. It was my driver's side endlink! I'm not sure how but the endlink would shift ever so slighty (barely visible and I really mean barely lol) and produce a crazy loud knock. Its a Kartboy endlink and it looks like the bushing are on there way out!
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11-08-2019, 01:30 PM | #5 |
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Member#: 473969
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Vehicle:2006 WRX World Rally Blue |
I'm replacing most of my suspension for the same reason.. I can't pinpoint the clunks and dings. I did recently replace the ball joints and half the clunks went away.
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11-08-2019, 02:04 PM | #6 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 462296
Join Date: Feb 2017
Chapter/Region:
SCIC
Location: Riverside, CA
Vehicle:2003 Lexus IS300 2JZ 620HP/595TQ |
You would be surprised how many accusatory emails I get with "this didn't make noise with my stock suspension" and 9.9/10 times it is end links
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11-14-2019, 03:41 PM | #7 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 246673
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central NY
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Found bad sway bar bushings at fault for the front end clunk before. Unable to reproduce the noise unless driving initially but with more wear was able to manually reproduce it.
New bushings solved what new endlinks did not. |
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