Hey guys. Since clunking noises can be many different things, I thought I would gather some insight from some of you. I have an 04 LS Sport Coupe. On the factory suspension, once in a while at slow speeds in a parking lot, I would hear 1 or 2 light clunks while turning. I could feel the clunk in the floor. I then dropped my car on D-Specs and Sportlines a few months back. Now that same clunking is getting louder and more frequent while driving slow or not moving, but only when turning. It does it turning both directions. My gut is telling me that it's the center sway bar bushings that attach to the subframe. I ended up reusing my factory strut mounts when I swapped the suspension, even though they looked fairly worn and degraded. There is no clunking during normal driving or bumps in the road in the front end whatsoever, so I think my ball joints are good. What do you guys think I am looking at here. Thanks.
it the steering shaft in the column it meets the gear to the steering wheel, there is a service bulletin on it a gm, mine does the exact same thing n i went through the same components as u. just havent had the time to get it replaced
N SURPRISING lol its not that expensive
I put my car on a lift today and inspected all the suspension components that I could see. I turned the wheels while it was off the ground and there was no clunk. The wheels were solid in place and would not wiggle or anything like that. I realize the suspension components act differently when the car is sitting normally on the ground, but based on the evidence that I see, I really think it's the strut mounts or the sway bar bushings. I will most likely replace the strut mounts at some point anyway, as they could use replacing.
Wheel hubs may produce clunking, also. In a safe or empy lot if you drive making S you will clearly notice the clunks.
chris rod wrote:it the steering shaft in the column it meets the gear to the steering wheel, there is a service bulletin on it a gm, mine does the exact same thing n i went through the same components as u. just havent had the time to get it replaced
N SURPRISING lol its not that expensive
Which years does this bulletin apply to? would it apply to a 95 sunfire?
