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i have a 85' gsl and my front right wheel/suspention has a bad rattling noise does anyone have an idea of what it is before i take it apart, i think it could be a bad bearing any symptoms of that would also be appreciated.
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As we all know that as the idler arm bushing that needs replaced.It is an easy job to do and will make the car quite again and make the steering feel better.Do a search on idler arm bushing replacement.
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The rattling could be anything from brake pads, sway bar end links, loose/worn wheels bearings, loose wheel lugs, bad tension rod bushings, and a few other items. You need to get under the car, and start looking things over, and shaking/wiggling things, to see it you can track it down to a certain area.
You could even have something on the body or under the hood that is loose.
You could even have something on the body or under the hood that is loose.
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If you don't feel the rattle through the steering wheel, I'd probably start with the brake pads... I run race pads, and have pulled all of my clips and such... they rattle like crazy...
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i cracked a brake pad on my rx7 and it made a rattling noise while i would drive it down the road. i went about shaking and wiggling things to try to find out what it was but nothing i could do to it would make it sound the same as it did on the road. one day i decided to inspect the wheel bearing and when i lifted the caliper off, chunks of brake pad fell out of it.
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Originally Posted by 3sand7s
As we all know that as the idler arm bushing that needs replaced.It is an easy job to do and will make the car quite again and make the steering feel better.Do a search on idler arm bushing replacement.
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ive actualy been a member on this forum since febuary and have done much reading so im not entirely ignorant on the subject, but i just wanted to be safe. but thanks man. i hope to make some good friends here.
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For the idler arm you might want to look at the "race" replacement that mazdatrix sells. I have it in my car and it completely gets rid of the rubber bushing. The steering feels very tight with the right amount of weight to it.
For the idler arm you might want to look at the "race" replacement that mazdatrix sells. I have it in my car and it completely gets rid of the rubber bushing. The steering feels very tight with the right amount of weight to it.
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