KaraK,

Yes, the clunk is gone. I even took a long 900-mile trip, and didn't notice anything like that. Could you please tell me a little more about your type of noise? Was it exactly at the same speed as the wheels? And what was done to the inner tie rods? Were they tightened?

KaraK,

Yes, the clunk is gone. I even took a long 900-mile trip, and didn't notice anything like that. Could you please tell me a little more about your type of noise? Was it exactly at the same speed as the wheels? And what was done to the inner tie rods? Were they tightened?

 

I replaced the inner tie rods, my car also needed/got a wheel bearing, and a lower ball joint(both on the LF). Replacing inner tie rods fixed my clunking.

 

Not sure if our issues are the same... but rather than explain it all, here is a link to my thread from the time. (Warning- it is looong)

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=127718

 

The clunk (or as I called it) tunk tunk tunk stuff- starts at post #42 in the above thread.

Edited August 22, 201213 yr by KaraK
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I replaced the inner tie rods, my car also needed/got a wheel bearing, and a lower ball joint(both on the LF). Replacing inner tie rods fixed my clunking.

I went through your whole thread; thank you for giving me the link. It's very interesting, as I can recognize some of the symptoms I experienced. It's not clear to me why the tie rods would cause the problem. You and those who contributed to your thread had sort of an explanation of why the bearings would cause the problem. But there was no rationale for the tie rods being implicated. On page 9-10 of your thread you are still discussing the cause, and then all of the sudden you decide it's the tie rods.

 

Could you please paraphrase the thought process?

Speaking to the generic case, any worn suspension component can cause a clunk as it shifts from one location on its bushing/pivot to another, including wheel bearings.

 

First thing to check with any clunking is all the ball joints, inner and outer tie-rod ends, wheel bearings, control-arm bushings, sway-bar bushings and end-links, and strut bearings.

Edited August 23, 201213 yr by CNY_Dave

Speaking to the generic case, any worn suspension component can cause a clunk as it shifts from one location on its bushing/pivot to another, including wheel bearings.

Here we are talking specifically of a shift that happens at each wheel revolution (1 turn), and I'm struggling to understand why it happened in the first place, and why it went away by itself.