Noise in front left...

Myco

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Before the debacle where my mother hit a curb and ruined 2 hubs I am now going to try to fix the issue I had been wanting to fix over the holiday break. :D

So, like I said in my previous thread there was a noise in the front end so I replaced both sway bar end links. After that the right sway bar bracket ripped in half and I replaced it.

However, replacing the sway bar end links did not fix the problem.

The issue is that when I go over a bumpy road on the drivers side there is a constant rattling sound. Sounds like something is loose though when I get under there and feel around (with it off the ground) everything is tight.

I pulled on the top of the tire and didn't feel any play in the upper control arm ball joint. At highway speeds I feel a jumpy feeling from that tire even though I've had them checked for balance/wear which I though would indicate upper control arm problems. Shop I trust says the tire and rim are both good.

The knocking/rattling sound is pretty bad. If I go over the slightest bump I hear it.

What would you guys suspect? I'm figuring it's either the upper or lower control arms as it's been about 60k miles since I changed the upper and about 25k since I changed the lower.
 
Before the debacle where my mother hit a curb and ruined 2 hubs I am now going to try to fix the issue I had been wanting to fix over the holiday break. :D

So, like I said in my previous thread there was a noise in the front end so I replaced both sway bar end links. After that the right sway bar bracket ripped in half and I replaced it.

However, replacing the sway bar end links did not fix the problem.

The issue is that when I go over a bumpy road on the drivers side there is a constant rattling sound. Sounds like something is loose though when I get under there and feel around (with it off the ground) everything is tight.

I pulled on the top of the tire and didn't feel any play in the upper control arm ball joint. At highway speeds I feel a jumpy feeling from that tire even though I've had them checked for balance/wear which I though would indicate upper control arm problems. Shop I trust says the tire and rim are both good.

The knocking/rattling sound is pretty bad. If I go over the slightest bump I hear it.

What would you guys suspect? I'm figuring it's either the upper or lower control arms as it's been about 60k miles since I changed the upper and about 25k since I changed the lower.

Still on air?
 
If so, remove upper shock tower and check to see if all three nuts are tight up there and also check the bottom mounting bolt to make sure it's tight. Make sure the rack is on good and tight too.
 
When shaking down the front end both sides need to be off the ground and the side you are shaking needs to be loaded with the full weight it normally has on the tire.
Other than that the way you described the sound to me it could be end links or strut road bushings
 
When shaking down the front end both sides need to be off the ground and the side you are shaking needs to be loaded with the full weight it normally has on the tire.
Other than that the way you described the sound to me it could be end links or strut road bushings

End links are new... strut rod bushings are new. I put them in but I had an alignment done and I figured they would adjust them when they did that. They look fine to me...
 

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