Clunking when turning or going over bumps??
#1
Clunking when turning or going over bumps??
I have a 2000 with 120,000miles and stock suspension. I have had a clunking noise from the front end since I bought it.
It can be heard when you turn back and forth quickly at(at low speed) and when going over bumps. what would your first clue to what it is? bad shocks, ball joints??? I haven't had the time to look at it...
It can be heard when you turn back and forth quickly at(at low speed) and when going over bumps. what would your first clue to what it is? bad shocks, ball joints??? I haven't had the time to look at it...
#4
If you hear a clunk when you turn the wheel rapidly it's most likely not the CV axle. It's probably the tie rods #1, Ball joints #2, and the upper strut bearing #3.
All of these can be checked in 10 mins by jacking up the front wheels of your car and taking the wheels off and just trying to push things around to see if there's any play.
All of these can be checked in 10 mins by jacking up the front wheels of your car and taking the wheels off and just trying to push things around to see if there's any play.
#5
CV joints make a "clicking" sound in those situations that is faster/slower with the rotation of the wheel.
If you're getting a "clunk" sound, it is most likely bad upper strut mounts. Then again, if you are still on original suspension with that many miles, there is a 100% chance that your struts have gone bad. The 00 maxima is infamous for the front right strut clunk...mine got it with only 50k miles. It's a factory defect.
1. change your struts. It's time, even if that's not the problem.
2. replace upper strut bearing (cheap)
3. check uppper spring isolator to make sure it's not torn.
It's not a CV axle.
If you're getting a "clunk" sound, it is most likely bad upper strut mounts. Then again, if you are still on original suspension with that many miles, there is a 100% chance that your struts have gone bad. The 00 maxima is infamous for the front right strut clunk...mine got it with only 50k miles. It's a factory defect.
1. change your struts. It's time, even if that's not the problem.
2. replace upper strut bearing (cheap)
3. check uppper spring isolator to make sure it's not torn.
It's not a CV axle.
#7
Originally Posted by irish44j
CV joints make a "clicking" sound in those situations that is faster/slower with the rotation of the wheel.
If you're getting a "clunk" sound, it is most likely bad upper strut mounts. Then again, if you are still on original suspension with that many miles, there is a 100% chance that your struts have gone bad. The 00 maxima is infamous for the front right strut clunk...mine got it with only 50k miles. It's a factory defect.
1. change your struts. It's time, even if that's not the problem.
2. replace upper strut bearing (cheap)
3. check uppper spring isolator to make sure it's not torn.
It's not a CV axle.
If you're getting a "clunk" sound, it is most likely bad upper strut mounts. Then again, if you are still on original suspension with that many miles, there is a 100% chance that your struts have gone bad. The 00 maxima is infamous for the front right strut clunk...mine got it with only 50k miles. It's a factory defect.
1. change your struts. It's time, even if that's not the problem.
2. replace upper strut bearing (cheap)
3. check uppper spring isolator to make sure it's not torn.
It's not a CV axle.
Hey Irish,
How much is the upper strut bearing and how "Easy" is it?
What does the upper strut spring isolator look like?
#9
Hijack Alert.
Not to muck this thread, but I've been having a slight clunking sound from the front/right strut area for a while now.
Most say to change the sway-bar bushings, but I'm just not convinced this is the culprit. I can't reproduce this sound while the vehicle is stationary, it only does it when car is moving, and it is almost constant, albeit barely audible, over slight road surface imperfections; not bumps.
I have Tok Illuminas on Prog. Springs for almost 30k miles now. The weird thing is, that when I set the tok's to 1 or 2 in front, that's when I hear it. When I set it to 3-4-5, nada.
I'm beginning to believe it's my strut piston / rod. I know it's not the CV, and I have a hard time believing the Strut Mount could make this kind of noise in straight-line driving. The susp. seems to suffer no handling maladies to speak of.
Thoughts?
I apologize for the thread heist.
gr
Most say to change the sway-bar bushings, but I'm just not convinced this is the culprit. I can't reproduce this sound while the vehicle is stationary, it only does it when car is moving, and it is almost constant, albeit barely audible, over slight road surface imperfections; not bumps.
I have Tok Illuminas on Prog. Springs for almost 30k miles now. The weird thing is, that when I set the tok's to 1 or 2 in front, that's when I hear it. When I set it to 3-4-5, nada.
I'm beginning to believe it's my strut piston / rod. I know it's not the CV, and I have a hard time believing the Strut Mount could make this kind of noise in straight-line driving. The susp. seems to suffer no handling maladies to speak of.
Thoughts?
I apologize for the thread heist.
gr
#12
Originally Posted by ghostrider17
Much appreciated! This thing has been pissing me off for sometime now....
#13
Originally Posted by maximamass
I agree. the CV joints are not a CLUNKING sound when you hit bumps. The CV joints CLICK rapidly.
Hey Irish,
How much is the upper strut bearing and how "Easy" is it?
What does the upper strut spring isolator look like?
Hey Irish,
How much is the upper strut bearing and how "Easy" is it?
What does the upper strut spring isolator look like?
The bearing is a white plastic/teflon piece (small)
The isolator is the round black rubber piece that sits between the top of the spring itself and the bottom of the upper mount.
#15
i say your struts are probably shot, but to test, jounce [push down, release, push down wish motion of car] on a corner of the vehicle and if it doesn't go back to a standstill in a second, replace your struts
#19
Hijack.. wake from the dead... sorry - bs 15 reply rule I just read about.
I have to safety the car - mechanic said inner tie rod end.. I had it changed with someone else.
When you grab the front right tire @ 9 and 3 and yank it back and forth - it 'clicks'. It also has a slight clunk/clink from time to time when passing over a pothole.
What is causing this?
Is it the outer tie rod end, wheel bearings... etc?
I have to safety the car - mechanic said inner tie rod end.. I had it changed with someone else.
When you grab the front right tire @ 9 and 3 and yank it back and forth - it 'clicks'. It also has a slight clunk/clink from time to time when passing over a pothole.
What is causing this?
Is it the outer tie rod end, wheel bearings... etc?
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