End link question
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End link question
I've been reading some posts about premature wear on sway bar end links. My car has developed a "knock" at the right rear when the car moves away from a dead stop and I was thinking this could be my problem. My question is: How can you determine that a link is bad? Thanx.
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i'm going through that right now but i was getting it in the front. the dealer replaced the end links on the front sway bars and car is still making a knock sound. i get 4 continuous knocks when making a left or right turn.
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Check the front end links, I had some clunking/ popping at parking lot speeds over undulating pavement that sounded like it was coming from the middle of the car and it was the front end links.
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Axle Nuts ?
Have you checked he rear axle nuts ?
See: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/search.php?do=process
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shock bolts that are a little loose, maybe the sway bar bushings or the end links are the most common. possibly a tie rod end as well, front and rear has tie rod ends. good luck paul
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I've been reading some posts about premature wear on sway bar end links. My car has developed a "knock" at the right rear when the car moves away from a dead stop and I was thinking this could be my problem. My question is: How can you determine that a link is bad? Thanx.
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I'm now curious to know if these link problems ever show up on any unmodified base/F55 suspension.
I never heard noises on my F55 till I swapped to Z51 sways. Maybe the base bars were soft enough to absorb the shock and the stiffer ones transmit it to the frame.
Just a thought.
I never heard noises on my F55 till I swapped to Z51 sways. Maybe the base bars were soft enough to absorb the shock and the stiffer ones transmit it to the frame.
Just a thought.
