i had this noise coming from my front right strut for a while. not when i go ova hard bump or potholes, rather when i wnt ova wavy roadway or uneven pavemnt. its that "boble" noise i hear..lexus tech where i work said it was comign from the top of the strut.. i took it to my mechanic and he said it was the strut, repaced the struts for me..and i still have that noise. the idiot i am didnt know when he said the top of the strut he meant the strut mount, u guys think it could be the mount now or could it be a ball joint..any ideas, b/c i cant trust my mechanic that a$$h0le

98 accord ex
141k~~goin strong~~

 

it could be a number of things...most bobbling noises, however, come from axles...

 

what am i looking for exactly in the axles? the boots are in good condition, all rubber bushings look good.

 

First, what you need to do is to try to reproduce the sound with the car standing still.

Have a friend rock the car while you try to locate the noise.

Also, you may want to look at the stabilizer links. Use big slip-joint and check if you have a bit of play.

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I would look at the tie rods I broke mine

 

My mom's got the same issue with a 98 V-6 She had the struts replaced and it's still there, I''m guessing it's a motor mount somewhere, try wiggling around the engine sometime. If it moves about excessively it's one of the mounts. Just something to try. As far as I know she still hasn't gotten it fixed but I'll ask next time I talk to her.

 

i had a similar problem in my 5th gen, it was after i had new struts installed. With me on the top strut mount the nut was loose. all i did was pop the hood and tighten it down with a wrench. It could be slightly different with you though, because i would think that the mehcanic would have tightened it down good

 

yea he did, he said the mounts were good too. honda parts guy told me to check the stabalizer links, in these NY streets, he said it common for them to go bad. soo im on that 2morrrow thanks guys

 

try replacing the strut mounts... the problem sounds like it

 

yea thats what i thought, my mechanic said there were ok, now he put a prey bar to the ball joint n said there s a lil movement there..so now i need ball joints i hope he right, what u guys think

 

If there is play in the balljoints then yes I would have them replaced.

 

redneckdave is right, you should check the balljoints. accords tend to eat through them