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Cayenne front end suspension "click"
Did the search on the internet and landed at the various forums to realize this is an issue with these utes. What is lacking is the "fix". The issue is there is a "click" (some call it a clunk) usually happens when I am backing out of the driveway with the wheel turned. It's like the suspension is settling down.
This was two years ago which I replaced the lower control arm, upper, sway bushings on the driver side. I thought it was the shocks so I replaced them with coilovers. Still get the click/clunk. This past weekend, I pulled from storage the OEM lower control arm to remove the bushings to see how easy/difficult it is to do, as I am thinking maybe it's the passenger side that is clicking/clunking. To my surprise, the bushings showed no signs of cracks or compression or deterioration. They were in great shape and I am impressed with the build on the bushings. To those interested, I pressed out the front lower outer bushing with a hydraulic press, pressed out the front lower inner using the ball joint C clamp and did the last one, the front rear bushing using the hack method drilling/zawzall out the center/rubber and then using a hacksaw to cut through the outer ring (it's aluminum) and then chiselling it out. I did the c clamp and old school method cuz I couldn't get my the control arm in the center position on my press! As an aside there is a sweet tool (search it on you tube) that is made specifically for these bushings but the cost is prohibitive ($600) for a one or two time job. I'll bet the dealers have them. Using the tool, I can see extracting and pressing in the bushing in less than 15 min!!! but for us backyard wrenchers... that a pretty big price to pay. So before I rip out the passenger control arm to replace the bushings, I thought I would reach out here to see if somebody has gone down this road and finally found out which part needed to be replaced to fix this clunk/click. Thanks and appreciate any response.
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