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sunfiregt1
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Apr 15, 2008, 10:00 AM

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I have a 98 pontiac sunfire and there is a steady knocking sound coming from the front end (i'm pretty sure the pass. side) when cruising at a steady speed on smooth surfaces. When I gradually ease the steering to the left, as in to make a lane change to the left, the knocking becomes a little louder. If I'm in the left lane and change to the right, it goes away. Also, if you grab the right front wheel with the weight of the car on the wheel, you can feel slack from side-to-side.

I took the car to Pep Boys, Mosley's (local shop), and Midas who all said motor mounts. The car did need mounts but I know for a fact that its coming from the front end! When I went to pep boys, I finally let them do the mounts to prove my point...so..now with new mounts im still having the noise.

This morning I went to gateway and had the hub bearing assembly replaced..which was bad but didn't solve the slack issue...

Any Ideas?? I suspect Inner/Outer Tie Rod, but every shop i go to says they're all tight! IM AT A LOSS HERE! lol


(This post was edited by sunfiregt1 on Apr 15, 2008, 10:35 AM)


dmac0923
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Apr 15, 2008, 10:50 AM

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for tie rod ends, have someone wiggle the wheel slightly left and right, just enough to get the steering to move.

then watch the tie rod end. if it has movement before it moves the knuckle, they the end is bad
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Double J
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Apr 15, 2008, 11:45 PM

Post #3 of 3 (3414 views)
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Just to add..

Have the lower ball joints checked for wear as well as the lower control arm bushings.


Jim






 
 
 






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