I've had a bad clunking noise coming from the front end when going over driveway entrances\speed bumps\etc that seems to be getting worse.
CABS, control arms, struts, springs, tie rods, upper strut bearing/mounts, sway bars and links all new in the past year.
Had a chance to look under the car today - checked the strut collar and all other usual suspects, nothing appears loose. My neighbor, a BMW dealership mechanic, stopped by and took one look at the sway bar links and said that was the problem. They are Ireland Engineering adjustible links just about a year old.
I unhooked the bar and drove the car - clunking went away. Ordered a new set of links from Flying Brick. My neighbor says the winter roads and salt tear up the adjustible links very easily.
Anyone else have a similar issue? At $55, adjustible links become expensive if I'm needing to replace them after only a year!
CABS, control arms, struts, springs, tie rods, upper strut bearing/mounts, sway bars and links all new in the past year.
Had a chance to look under the car today - checked the strut collar and all other usual suspects, nothing appears loose. My neighbor, a BMW dealership mechanic, stopped by and took one look at the sway bar links and said that was the problem. They are Ireland Engineering adjustible links just about a year old.
I unhooked the bar and drove the car - clunking went away. Ordered a new set of links from Flying Brick. My neighbor says the winter roads and salt tear up the adjustible links very easily.
Anyone else have a similar issue? At $55, adjustible links become expensive if I'm needing to replace them after only a year!
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