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Old 09-02-2014, 05:57 PM
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Default Clunking on my 01 EX from the front end

I am pretty sure there are some bushings gone somewhere. Clunking with hard braking, or turning, going over bumps ect. I was just curious if there are bushings that go out that are common on the 98-02s?

Any pointers on troubleshooting them/replacing them? I will probably take a look in the next few days. Would you suggest replacing just the bushing or the entire arm?

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PS - it is bone stock.
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Get under it and look ? There isn't a "common" bushing that I know of, so you are going to have to look at them and go from there.
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Figured as much. Never hurts to ask though.
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If you have a press you can just get the bushings for the lower control arm, but if not, and don't have a friend that has one that you can use for free it's best to just get another lower control arm for both sides, just stay away from Mevotech at all costs, with Moog being the best imho.
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I just got one that did that, when I got under there I found that one of the bolts on a radius rod was missing and the other loose. Uh, yeah, that's a problem.

I also found worn sway bar links. But that isn't as scary.
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