scott y Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Friday afternoon coming home from the Boat Show in Toronto...The ol' 94 started to make a very light rattling and/or clunking which I believe sounds as tho it's coming from the passenger side front.The wife said she could feel it in the floor...the weather has been far less than cooperative for me to actually go out and have a gander, has anyone heard of or experienced this? The steering and braking and so forth are not effected at all by this, just drive down the road and the slightest pavement imperfection makes the noise Thanks in advance for the assistance..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 sway bar bushings. tie rods. ball joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott y Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yes those things are crossing my mind,but like I said it's too freakin cold to go out and yank the wheels...otherwise I'd probably know a little more. Wouldn't there be some steering and vibration coming from the front end if it were some of those items? It drives down the road square an true,you can drive along and turn the steering wheel back and forth with no play or clunking. I guess i'm just gonna have to bundle up and have a gander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 It might be the upper mounts on the front struts. The mounts can wear out and cause a clunking noise like you describe. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 i did sway bar bushings in jan yrs ago. on cold garage floor. there is a reason people pay garages to do this. but a cheap part. a strut mount required taking the strut out and disassembly of strut. which is no fun either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 my car is also rattling. -15F yesterday. rattle was louder. links are rubber bushed? old school style? also do not want to crawl under car. you replaced links? how did they look? would rubber biscuit have to be wasted to make sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott y Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 The stab links actually look like a small tie rod set up from a typical rear drive car without the adjusting sleeves...ball joints at each end.The ones I removed didn't seem bad or sloppy, nor was the car making any sounds. I just had them in stock and figured with 178K on the car what could it hurt to replace them? Man, it was a *smurf* to get them off tho, I had to grind the nuts off em!!!Literally...The reinstallation should involve Flat washers,Nylok nuts, and a little dab o antiseize.That was back in the summertime tho and my car started to make this rattle last Fri.aft. I just haven't had the weather frame to get anything done outside unless I really need to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 rockauto says both of these are used on front. the strut has a welded tab on it to attach to the strut link. i am voting for the 2nd part. the one with ball-joint ends. they do sell strut rod bushings but not the strut rod itself. i think the 1st part is wrong. my grand prix has sway bar links that look like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott y Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 No, the threaded end portions are at a 90degree angle..that is the old school style you spoke of earlier. Picture a tie rod setup, you have 2 ball joints,1 on each end,and they have a threaded adjustment sleeve between them.That's what these look like,without the adjusting sleeve. The one you are showing is from a rear drive setup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott y Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 There ya go..the one on the right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 checked links. they look ok. balljoint seems ok also. i notice the strut bellows is loose on bottom. have some ice buildup on spring seat. i wonder if having no clamp on bellows bottom would make a rattle as strut moves? bellows is pretty stiff. cold seems to make rattle worse here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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