RE: Clunking noise @ Front suspension????

[ltooz@xxxxxxxxxxxx (LLe_2002)]

Hello all,
 The clunking noise is gone. I went under the car and found out:
 1. The stabilizer bar is loose because the car was in an accident and the rubber and seating for the bushing wasn't fitted tightly. I solved it by inserting a few shims so I can tighten it.
 2. The upper arm bushing was shot, I can turn, pushing in & out, Tom Sahines installed a used good one for me.
 3. Tom also found out the steering box idler was totally loose. Order a used one from APE ($35) and the next day I had it (great service) and voila, the noise is gone, the front is tight and responsive as ever (which I wouldn't know since I got this car with all these problems on it before).
BTW, without Tom's special tool for removing the ball joints, this can never be done.

Thanks all for your inputs,

Louis Le
91 Spider Veloce- and getting tighter every weekend... ahahahahah
Fremont, CA
ltooz@domain.elided (LLe_2002) wrote:

>Hello all,
> My 91 Spider Veloce has clunking noise (like there are no shocks or suspension) when it goes over the bumps or warning blocks @ freeway center line. There are so many joints and bars in the suspension, I don't really know which one to replace, if replacing them all will cost me a fortune. I had the shocks changed, the steering seems fine. The tires wear out evenly, a little cupping from the bad old shocks. The shocks are new and good. The springs seem to be in good order (no sag or anything like that). On the straight road, everything is tight and the car handles well. I can leave with the way it is, but when went over the repeated blocks or bumps, it does make clunking noise which is very annoying. If someone had this problem before and fixed it somehow, please shine some tips.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Louis,
>91 Spider Veloce,
>Sunnyvale, CA.
>
>
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