» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 410,177 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 4,082 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,731 Views | | | | | 11-06-2018, 08:58 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | Replaced front control arms now clunking I just replaced the two front control arms with a rebuilt one, new outer and inner ball joints. When I'm turning, it clunks. What could it be? Thanks. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 11-06-2018, 10:52 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | How are your tie rod ends? Also, did you torque everything down when the car was in the air or when it was under load? __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | 11-06-2018, 11:32 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | Yes, I torqued everything to specs. Is it possible the front sway bar links are dried up? When I push down on the passenger fender to compress the strut, it clunks. The driver side no clunk. It looks like it clunks when passenger side of the sway bar is loaded. I will remove the passenger sway bar link again and inspect it. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 Last edited by bazar01; 11-06-2018 at 11:37 PM. | | | 11-07-2018, 01:15 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | I pulled out the passenger sway bar link last night. The sway bar link upper ball joint was very hard to move. Looked like it was stuck in one position, with no articulation. I removed the rubber boot, sprayed it with PB blaster and let it soak. I got it to move free after 30 minutes. I then filled it up with synthetic grease and put the boot back on. I will reinstall it this morning and see what happens. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 11-07-2018, 02:42 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | Update: No more clunk. It was a seized sway bar link ball joint. __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | 11-09-2018, 08:18 AM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Perth Western Australia Posts: 21 | Love a successful fix | | | 11-09-2018, 01:23 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 595 | Yeah. I replaced the control arms because suspension was creaking and knocking. Outer ball joints were shot. The ones that have rubber inserts. I bought the solid ones at $15 a piece and rebuilt the old spare control arms. I will probably replace the sway bar links later. It's so nice to drive an old car that is so quiet. Even the M44 is so quiet. I thought about selling it last month but decided I may keep this car for a while. Haha __________________ 1996 Ti 280k miles and still going.... 1993 964 - holding on to this one 2001 Burban, 240k miles 2018 Suburban Z71 | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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