3800 who is good with suspension...

[chipmonk212121]

Ok my car is making metal clanking noises when i am on either rough road or hit bumps.... i can only hear it at low speeds....(though im sure its still doin it at higher speeds) im pretty sure its front end....

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[imported_Ron Vogel]

I'm pretty good with it. The most common causes of what you are vaguely describing are: Broken sway bar/endlink, strut mounts, wheel bearing.

 

[chipmonk212121]

can i put my car on ramps and check that myself? or is it hard? if so then where are those parts located......

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

With the wheel off the ground grab the wheel in the 12 and 6 'o clock positions. If the wheel has play it's either ball joints or wheel bearings. At the 3 and 9 '0 clock postion if there is play it could be tie-rods or wheel bearings.

With the wheel off, visually inspect the end links and sway bar brackets for damage. Also look at the end of the bar for cracking.

With the car on the ground remove the nut at the end of the top of the strut. The strut mount is a metal collar surrounded by rubber. when they go bad, the rubber seperates from the metal. Yuo should be able to see it, or bounce the front end a little while it's apart.

HTH's

 

[smug]

you can give ma a call and stop by my house and we can take a look at the suspension.

 

[chipmonk212121]

thanks ron ill try that. when i get a chance to do it ill call ya dan.

 

[chipmonk212121]

Ok after checkign everything out, I found nothing. So i took it to midas and they put it up on the lift and found it was the right front seay bark link. Is this easy to replace? they want 50$ to fix it at midas. 20 for the part and 30 for labor. Easy enough to buy one off Ed Morad and fix myself?

 

[SaturdaysGS]

Easy enough to buy a new one (for $20) and fix it urself (for free, or the cost of beer).

 

[chipmonk212121]

is there any kind of upgraded part for this? i looked ona few websites and saw only sway bars no links.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

What you want is sometimes referred to as a "swaybar endlink" as well.

 

[Toasty]

Originally posted by SaturdaysGS@Apr 20 2006, 11:44 PM
What you want is sometimes referred to as a "swaybar endlink" as well.

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or also refered to sway bar repair kit


... as far as upgrades, the only "upgrades" are urethane bushings vs rubber

you should be able to pick em up for under 20 bucks... dont bother buying used

 

[Royalgtp]

I just purchased 2 frt sway endlinks for $5 each at car quest.

Call around because one place didnt have them.