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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 02:21 PM
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How hard is it to replace front tie rod?

My front suspension is making tuck and clunking noise, i heard it could be the tie rod, how hard is it to replace it? Especially what kind of weird or tough issues you've encountered? Most likely rust... maybe stuck spinning bolts?

And how much time did it take for you to replace them?
 
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 03:54 PM
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It's possibly swaybar end links rather than tie rods.
 
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 06:49 PM
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Do we have any articles on replacing those endlinks? And how tricky is it to replace those?
 
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 09:14 PM
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 04:14 AM
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There are a lot of parts in the front suspension that can make noise. For example, it could be your springs binding or snapping against the perches. I'd suggest you find the cause of the noise before you start throwing parts at it. Or have a trusted mechanic (and/or experienced friend) check it out for you.
 
Old Jun 19, 2014 | 01:32 PM
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For the past 2 weeks I have had this clunking noise as well. However it only occurs when I'm coming to a complete stop and hasn't occurred in the last week. I'm thinking it's brakes. Thoughts?
 
Old Jun 25, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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Soooo I replace the swaybar endlink, but only half of the noise is gone. The lowest speed one is ok now, but around 20-40km over some small bumps, the noise is still there.

Any idea what's next? :P The noise seems to come when the car is "shaking" side way,
 
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