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Old 03-10-06, 03:11 AM
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Unhappy Strange Clunk Sound

hi i was driving my maz the other day when i pulled into the shops i heard this pretty firm clunk sound and is starting to scare me i did an oil change yesterday and i jack the car on its side to try and remove most of the oil and i thought oh yeah ill just inspect my front left wheel area for the clunking noise nothing out of the ordinary but as the car still being jacked up i grabbed the front left wheel and moved it as if someone was turning the steering wheel then i looked in the engine bay and noticed when i tunr the wheel the steering pivot joint thing opposite the spark plugs moves like a really loose headset on a bike looks like some sort massive rubber gommit could someone please help
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check your u-joints
Old 03-10-06, 08:45 AM
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sounds like the idler arm, their was a recent post on this with an upgraded alternative. It is an easy install.
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