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I told my buddies last night that I thought that something was loose in the right front suspension. It makes some clunking noises when I drive over rough pavement at lower speeds (25 mph)
As i was backing it into the driveway, they watched the right front wheel. They said that the whole wheel moves front to back about 1/4". I didn't believe them at first , so I had one of them move my car back and forth. Sure enough, it moves front to back about 1/4" It is really pronounced when shifting from forward to reverse or when braking. When braking, it looks like the wheel stops and then the car stops.
This can't be normal.
Looking at the upper control arm and upper ball joint and all seemed tight. Casual observation at the suspension revealed a possible clue: the front end of the diagonal strut rod (it connects the bottom of the spindle to the chassis and runs at an angle toward the front of the car) bushing looked like it had a little bit of a gap between it and the chassis. If this were loose, it would allow the lower control arm to pivot and possibly allow the wheel to move front to back, like what I'm experiencing.
Anybody else have anything similar like this happen?
Looking for ideas and possible solutions.
Many thanks in advance for all the time people will spend thinking, talking to themselves and typing about this subject.
As i was backing it into the driveway, they watched the right front wheel. They said that the whole wheel moves front to back about 1/4". I didn't believe them at first , so I had one of them move my car back and forth. Sure enough, it moves front to back about 1/4" It is really pronounced when shifting from forward to reverse or when braking. When braking, it looks like the wheel stops and then the car stops.
This can't be normal.
Looking at the upper control arm and upper ball joint and all seemed tight. Casual observation at the suspension revealed a possible clue: the front end of the diagonal strut rod (it connects the bottom of the spindle to the chassis and runs at an angle toward the front of the car) bushing looked like it had a little bit of a gap between it and the chassis. If this were loose, it would allow the lower control arm to pivot and possibly allow the wheel to move front to back, like what I'm experiencing.
Anybody else have anything similar like this happen?
Looking for ideas and possible solutions.
Many thanks in advance for all the time people will spend thinking, talking to themselves and typing about this subject.