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Thud noise
Ok, I got ANOTHER question for you guys. Recently I was going to this girls apartment complex and I go over a speed bump and I heard a THUD noise coming from the front right wheel. I was like wtf so I back up over it and I hear it again. Now I hear it all the time when Im going over bumps, beit going fast or slow. It always comes from the front right side. Im assuming it has to do with bad suspension or something like that. So what exactly is wrong and how much will it cost to fix?
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03-11-2003, 07:44 PM
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I dunno, but you had to make it a point to say it was a girls' apartment you were going to, huh?
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03-11-2003, 07:49 PM
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no her name was uhhh uhh Hewart Packard! yeah thats it. I told you she was real!
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03-11-2003, 07:51 PM
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It's your Macpherson strut, it's a thud with a specific note right?.. try pushing and pulling up and down on the front end when it's quiet, you should be able to hear it then also. It's kind of a middle C sort of "Foop thud... try to listen for it.....
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03-11-2003, 07:52 PM
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And if it is that...i need a new strut ..how much do those babies cost?
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03-11-2003, 07:56 PM
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I'm not exactly sure, I've never had to replace one.. sorry man.
Is that the noise though?.. it may just be a shock ......???
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03-11-2003, 08:02 PM
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Ok, I went down in the garage and picked up the right side of my car then let it go then did it again and again. I kept hearing a pop when it went up and another pop when it went down. Then I went to the left side and did the same. No pop.
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03-11-2003, 08:20 PM
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If you jack up the car and make it think you are going to fix it, the sound will probably fix itself. That's what happened to my CVs... Porsches are wily that way.
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03-11-2003, 08:39 PM
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Yes, desception. That may just work.
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03-11-2003, 08:43 PM
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popping sound.. uhmm
1. strut cartridge... 1st guess 2. Check the bolt on the upper strut mount... hopefully loose if not the upper strut mount maybe toast... 3. Look at sway bar bushings, tie rod end or worse yet your control arm Get someone to move car up and down as you try and isolate the sound Good luck
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03-11-2003, 08:47 PM
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maybe the strut is just easily exciteable. It knew that you were heading over to that fine Dell Trinitron's house and started getting stiff and making popping noises...
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Heyy Fusco, I just noticed youre from CT too man. That cool ...im up in guilford if you know where that is. Anyone else on these boards from boring ol' CT?
Anyways...maybe the strut lost some fluid when it saw her?
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03-11-2003, 08:53 PM
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I have no idea where gilford is. What's it near?
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03-11-2003, 09:13 PM
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Its Guilford you tool. And its near New Haven kinda. Its in between Branford and Clinton
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03-11-2003, 09:21 PM
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Oh ok. I have a friend that lives in Clinton, and another that lives in Deep River. THere are some nice driving roads in those two towns...
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03-11-2003, 09:24 PM
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When you picking up on the side of the car your unloading several suspension pieces on the 85 1/2.
Jack the car up and check for play in the following places: Caster block on the rear of the control arm, the original 85 1/2 castor block has a rubber block and it tends to rot over time, there is an improved version out now. Ball joint free play, these go out often on the later control arms, and will require replacent or rebuilding of the control arm. Then on to the strut, check for leaks round the collar, thats a sure sign its going out, then check the strut mount and the strut bearing.
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