Light Clunk from Passenger Side

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lattyd

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Wondering if anyone's SHO has had an issue similar to this. I've searched around on a few other forums and google in general and like many suspension noises the list of causes can be a mile long.

When turning my steering wheel at a stop or very low speeds it makes a subtle dampened clunk / thud sound. The noise only happens when turning the steering wheel to the left or right of the direct center point and repeats when completing a full rotation (when going lock to lock it will make the noise twice - once each time it passes the center point of the steering wheel position).

The noise seems to come from the passenger side wheel / strut / suspension area and can be lightly felt in the steering wheel. The car does not exhibit any strange handling characteristics when in motion and the noise seems to disappear when driving above 10 MPH (however it may just be i cannot hear it any longer).

The noise has been going on for a while but I haven't had time to really dig into it yet. I did replace the tie-rod ends with Moog ones and it has fairly fresh brakes up front (but made the noise prior to replacing either of those).

I was thinking possible strut bearing? The whole only occurring when coming off-center really throws me. Any thoughts?

Thanks Guys!
 
Check the sway bar bushings. Too they replace mine under warranty. It was similar to your problem. But its been a while since that happened
 
Strut tower assembly bolt needs to be re-torqued to oem specs....BTW not a big fan of those problem solvers and how many miles on your SHO ? Depending on the mileage might need to change the (Strut assembly).  Z
 
Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'll see what I can check out this weekend since I finally got a bit of time off.

Car has around 63,000 on her

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So I put the car up after the kiddo went down for her nap. Verified the end links and LCA bushings looked okay. Rear one on the LCA maybe a little warn but didn't look any different than the drivers side. I also put a socket on the strut and verified it spun without binding and noise.

With the front end up off the ground I cannot duplicate the noise. I also cannot duplicate it with pressure put on the suspension assembly with a jack and then turning the wheel...

Possible it could be the sway bar end links and it only causes noise with full load on both sides of the car.

I didn't have time to check much else before she woke.

Maybe I'll look into the price of the sway bar links and give that a shot.

Appreciate all the help fellas


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I forgot to ask if you feel any such vibrations while driving? any codes set? sometimes the weather contributes to these odd noises..sorry for all the questions.  Z
 
Nah, no vibrations and doesn't seem to be any worse or better now that it's gotten cold out.  I've done front and rear brakes after the noise started happening so it shouldn't be that. That was one of my first thoughts though, a sloppy pad or rotor.

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I was able to pick up a pair of new sway bar end links for around $40 so I figure it's worth a shot and if that's not it I'll have peace of mind for the future.

The noise definitely sounds like a hollow metal sound that is dampened... So maybe those bushings on the link of binding and then releasing causing the sway bar to "thunk".... We'll see haha

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! No longer available                      I dunno if you can hear it or not... I can't from my phone. Also please ignore that loud noise from my hands on the steering wheel, lol

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Posting to follow, I've been experiencing similar things. Similar noises, something feels 'loose' in the right front. But I'm not getting any vibrations/wobble/noises as if it would be ball joints or maybe a wheel hub bearing? I'm sitting at 89k miles. Wouldn't surprise me if she needs a whole new strut assembly in the right front. Left was replaced at dealership around 78k miles.
 
Thanks for the link ZSHO, maybe after Christmas shopping is done I'll purchase a new assembly and go that route. I did toss in a new sway bar link but that didn't do it.

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Actually those are pretty reasonably priced :). Maybe just wait till next pay day haha

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I am pretty sure this is not the case, however, I would inspect the coil spring on the side the noise is coming from.

On my 04 F150, which had some rust issues, and was taken offroad, I cracked a coil spring, and actually had about one and a half coils, at the bottom, split off and resting inside the remainder of the coil.

This caused significant noise and loss in ride quality however.

Still something that I would check, as a visual inspection will let you know for sure.
 
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