pwoens Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 It was the "strut bearing plate". This is the plate that mounts to the upper front fender and in turn the strut mounts this plate. There is a bearing inside of there and during the strut replacement I noticed the bearing was shot. Pulled the part off my parts car and it was solid as a rock. No more thud or knock sound when shifting gears like a tard or hitting bumps of any nature. I just keep getting blown away about how easy these cars are to work on.....once you figure out the order of things:brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwoens Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 nevermind....I just took it on a real bumpy section and its still knocking. Any ideas on front end clunks?? I replaced the struts and rotors/pads and in doing so I checked all connections and everything seemed snug?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 lube, grease, oil, penetrate frequency/conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbob99 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 check your sway bar mounts, control arm mounts, and axle nut tightness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwoens Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 Found two problems so far. 1) passenger side lower arm mount was loose, so I tightened it....fixed one clunk 2) driver side ball joint was exploded, so I replaced it...fixed second clunk Now it sounds like a motor mount is broke??? When I kind of leap frog the car you can hear a clunk coming from the center of the car directly in front of the firewall??? Any ideas beside motor mount???\ Boy what a difference with new struts:grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 pitching stopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwoens Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 pitching stopper Is that a real item??? Or is it beside the muffler bearings and blinker fluid??:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvdrt Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Ity is the bar that connects the top of the engine to the fire wall. It has a rubber bushing in it that will dry rot and no longer support your engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwoens Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 Ity is the bar that connects the top of the engine to the fire wall. It has a rubber bushing in it that will dry rot and no longer support your engine. excellent!!! Thanks!!! I just went through everything underneath and it all looks good. Didnt check up top. Will check it tomorrow. Thanks again everyone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwoens Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 Incredible!!! It was the pitch stopper...tightened it and no more knock!!! AWESOME!!!! THanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 RE: pitch stopper... Is the infamous rot easy to i-ball? Mine looks OK, as do both engine mounts and tranny (5MT) mount, but car has clunked since we got it used every time you change power. (Makes smooth clutch work a challenge.) I have tried playing with "preload" (wherein the front slot the bolt gets tightened) on the stopper, but no change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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