Has anyone tried either the WIX WL10379, BECK/ARNLEY 0440399 or VAICO V320220 on RockAuto? Looks like BECK/ARNLEY uses a rubber gasket but for WIX/VAICO, they do not specify the material being used. Just curious if there have been any issues with leaking ATF fluid from the gasket. I would like...
That might've been me as I had the Akebono ProACT Ultra's for about a year or so and I hated it. Each time I tried to brake/brake hard, it felt like it did not generate enough force to stop the car even though I was pressing my foot fully as if it was taking its time. I swapped over to the...
:D Good point, will be something I will remember going forward when doing work on my car. I am not sure but I feel as if everyone has a different opinion on bushings and tightening them down at ride-height. I know for a fact that I wouldn't have thought about the ride-height issue until you...
It is very surprising to me as well. I spent a lot of time combing through YouTube and various other forums/sources to determine what else that I could've missed for anything that has any movement at all in the suspension and 90% of the time, it was something to do with either one of the below...
Here are some other items that on my list that I need to tackle after getting a wheel alignment.
ABS Bolt: Snapped in half when I was trying to attempting to remove the ABS sensor to allow more maneuverability when replacing the front struts but I'll need to find a way to extract it.
Front Sway...
The issue has been resolved, thanks for all of your advice and tips guys.
Short Answer:
User error as I did not fully tighten the tie-rod end locknut fully on both the driver/passenger sides which resulted in the clunk over uneven pavements at speeds of <20 mph.
Long Answer:
I actually knew...
All good points guys, I will see what I can do to isolate the noise. I was watching EricTheCarGuy on YouTube and he had a great tip of using a hammer to smack the tire in the air to see if the noise can be replicated as it is simulating the tire hitting a bump. I will use a pry bar to see if...
I only hear the suspension or whichever component it was bottoming out over uneven pavement once in a while but other than that not too severe but after replacing everything, it sounds like it's clunking on every single uneven pavement like something is loose or has a lot of play on low speeds...
I believe it is the front but I will do some more testing again. Something else that I forgot to mention and may be a factor as well was that I tied the inner tie rod to the front struts using zip ties after removing the outer tie rod as I needed to cut off the rusted sway bar end links using an...