Rattling noise from front suspension
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From: Kapolei/Ewa Beach, HI
Car Info: 57 SM 04 STi, 04 Yamaha R6
Just make your radio louder.
Or come take a ride in my car, every clunk rattle and pop will then be nothing in yours!
Tophats, endlinks, ball joins, wheel bearing, axle nut, strut. Could be anything.
Or come take a ride in my car, every clunk rattle and pop will then be nothing in yours!
Tophats, endlinks, ball joins, wheel bearing, axle nut, strut. Could be anything.
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From: Los Altos, CA
Car Info: 2002 Impreza RS, 2005 Impreza RS-20K
your car is a trampoline. of the top of my head, id look at the following:
-CV boots (torn?)
-endlinks and sway (aftermarket?)
-isolated area of noise ($5 stethascopes from harbor freight are a timesaver)-poke around and listen for both internal and external noises
-front suspension bushings
-tophats (center nut as well as 3-12mm mounting plate nuts)- THESE WILL FOR SURE CAUSE RETCHED clunking when going over bumps. my center nut wasnt torqued to spec and after a while, every little bump i got a clunk. with the nut being loose, the strut and nut were able to travel higher than plate over bump. and when shock extended, the nut smacked against plate.
-heatshields (more RPM related)
-TOOLS! when was the last time u wrenched on ur car? missing a socket in the tool box?
-aftermarket (bigger) exhaust? i had to remove my midpipe shield to make more room
-CV boots (torn?)
-endlinks and sway (aftermarket?)
-isolated area of noise ($5 stethascopes from harbor freight are a timesaver)-poke around and listen for both internal and external noises
-front suspension bushings
-tophats (center nut as well as 3-12mm mounting plate nuts)- THESE WILL FOR SURE CAUSE RETCHED clunking when going over bumps. my center nut wasnt torqued to spec and after a while, every little bump i got a clunk. with the nut being loose, the strut and nut were able to travel higher than plate over bump. and when shock extended, the nut smacked against plate.
-heatshields (more RPM related)
-TOOLS! when was the last time u wrenched on ur car? missing a socket in the tool box?
-aftermarket (bigger) exhaust? i had to remove my midpipe shield to make more room
Last edited by 02RS25; Jul 31, 2013 at 05:16 PM.
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