Do these bushings look bad?
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Do these bushings look bad?
I've been looking around the forums trying to figure out what this clunking is that's going on in my undercarriage. So far I've seen people mention LCAB's and SBEL's...neither of which I think I'd be able to remedy. But, I need something to tell my mechanic (he's being treated for depression and doesn't have time to listen to my bby).
I hear this clunking whenever I'm moving around over small bumps or gaps in the road up to I'd say 30 MPH. I couldn't tell if it was coming from one side of the car or the other, but it was definitely from the front half of my car.
I hear this clunking whenever I'm moving around over small bumps or gaps in the road up to I'd say 30 MPH. I couldn't tell if it was coming from one side of the car or the other, but it was definitely from the front half of my car.
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Welp, I had the bushings replaced to no avail. My mechanic decided after listening to it again and having me shake the chassis a bit that it's actually the sway bar links. Wish me luck. This noise is driving me nuts.
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Im in the middle of that problem now, replaced both swaybar endlinks with moog units, replaced the cabs with powell units, and replaced the strut mounts with oem units and STILL have clunking. goodluck! lol
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Okay my mechanic quoted me $135 to replace both sway bar end links. This seems kind of high to me. So, I think I'm going to try installing new ones on my own...
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Get your vehicle off the ground, from underneath grab the end of the sway bar and pull up and down.
You will feel the click - movement - in the sway bar link joint. If you dont, its fine assuming you are capable of doing this task.
yea or a grenade launcher
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Problem solved! The knocking is gone and my handling is as tight as ever. I'm so happy.
I ended up going over to my friend's house who's a bit more mechanically inclined than I. He had a ball joint remover and that handled the job quite well.
I just have one more question: How do I go about greasing these new Moogs? I need to buy a grease gun but what kind of grease do I use and how much do I put in the zerks? I'm guessing I put some in the top and bottom zerks as well, right? How often should I grease them? (That's 3 questions I guess lol)
I ended up going over to my friend's house who's a bit more mechanically inclined than I. He had a ball joint remover and that handled the job quite well.
I just have one more question: How do I go about greasing these new Moogs? I need to buy a grease gun but what kind of grease do I use and how much do I put in the zerks? I'm guessing I put some in the top and bottom zerks as well, right? How often should I grease them? (That's 3 questions I guess lol)
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