Jason Cornfeld wrote: > Hey guys?? can ya help me? I was driving my beloved Bus around Yesterday.. and err > well my front end started making this clangy sound.. I think it was my front > end... kinda like 2 bars hitting eachother? it was when I went over bumps... > sometimes it was there... sometimes not.. what do you think??? Jason, I have the exactly same noises in my '88 Syncro, there are two reasons for this. First, the nut for the upper control arm bushings/Camber adjustment keeps coming loose. You can tighten these some, but best is put in new locking nuts. Be aware of the threads, as they are finer than normal M12 nuts. Normally, M12 nuts and bolts have 1,75 mm threads, while the nuts needed on the control arm is 1,5 mm threads. Second, the clunking noise can come from worn out balljoints. I have both loose nuts and a worn out ball joint, it makes a lot of racket when hitting bumps. It is easy to replace the balljoints. PerL 88 Syncro Arendal, Norway |
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