Front Suspension Rattle.
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First thing I would do is make sure the nut (nut in the engine bay, right in the middle of the strut tower) is torqued down enough. You will need an air gun to do this since doing it by hand will spin the complete strut.
You can also have a look at the end links. They've been known to knock when the bushings go bad.
You can also have a look at the end links. They've been known to knock when the bushings go bad.
In the servce manual it says to torque the top strut nut to 44ft-lbs... How would you do that if it will spin the complete strut when done by hand??
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Thanks to this thread, I was able to go see the shop near my house and against the service manager's opinion, have the technician tighten up the nut on my driver strut and voila...PROBLEM GONE.
Now my car rides MUCH better and all the noises are GONE. I'll post a review for my new setup shortly
Now my car rides MUCH better and all the noises are GONE. I'll post a review for my new setup shortly
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Reviving death itself, here. Just replace passenger front strut on 06 G35x with 180,000 miles for the first time, and going to get around to the driver very soon, too.
Rattling was WAY worse after first replacing the strut, mount plate, dust boot, and spring insulator today. Turns out, I just needed to impact the hell out of the upper strut mount nut. I went ahead and tightened the old nut on the original strut on the driver side, too, and was able to get another 1-1/2 to 2 threads down on it as the mounting insulators are completely compressed (they seem to get really soft as they get older, bending easily in my hand, compared to the new ones).
Anyway, this tightened up the handling and eliminated more noise than end links and compression rods combined.
Another thing I noticed was how good the condition of the factory original strut was after 9 years. I really don't think I needed to change it, although it did rebound from compression a hair faster than the new one I put on, as tested by my hands/body weight.
Anyway, check your center strut mount nuts!
Rattling was WAY worse after first replacing the strut, mount plate, dust boot, and spring insulator today. Turns out, I just needed to impact the hell out of the upper strut mount nut. I went ahead and tightened the old nut on the original strut on the driver side, too, and was able to get another 1-1/2 to 2 threads down on it as the mounting insulators are completely compressed (they seem to get really soft as they get older, bending easily in my hand, compared to the new ones).
Anyway, this tightened up the handling and eliminated more noise than end links and compression rods combined.
Another thing I noticed was how good the condition of the factory original strut was after 9 years. I really don't think I needed to change it, although it did rebound from compression a hair faster than the new one I put on, as tested by my hands/body weight.
Anyway, check your center strut mount nuts!
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All, I've been chasing this same problem for months.
03 G35 Sedan sport package. aftermarket 19's w/ stock suspension. 143,xxx miles.
Clunk is on both sides and happens when going in and out of driveways over the curb or in and out of strip mall entrances when the wheels are turned or over bumpy roads. It is really subdued and sounds like something is loose..
I have checked everything and yesterday I replaced the compression rods and lower control arms.. Still there... It is getting really irritating.
03 G35 Sedan sport package. aftermarket 19's w/ stock suspension. 143,xxx miles.
Clunk is on both sides and happens when going in and out of driveways over the curb or in and out of strip mall entrances when the wheels are turned or over bumpy roads. It is really subdued and sounds like something is loose..
I have checked everything and yesterday I replaced the compression rods and lower control arms.. Still there... It is getting really irritating.
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All, I've been chasing this same problem for months.
03 G35 Sedan sport package. aftermarket 19's w/ stock suspension. 143,xxx miles.
Clunk is on both sides and happens when going in and out of driveways over the curb or in and out of strip mall entrances when the wheels are turned or over bumpy roads. It is really subdued and sounds like something is loose..
I have checked everything and yesterday I replaced the compression rods and lower control arms.. Still there... It is getting really irritating.
03 G35 Sedan sport package. aftermarket 19's w/ stock suspension. 143,xxx miles.
Clunk is on both sides and happens when going in and out of driveways over the curb or in and out of strip mall entrances when the wheels are turned or over bumpy roads. It is really subdued and sounds like something is loose..
I have checked everything and yesterday I replaced the compression rods and lower control arms.. Still there... It is getting really irritating.
To verify it's the culprit, simply unbolt the sway bar from the existing end links and zip tie the bar up to the chassis, give it a test spin, and if no clunk, voila.