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Old 02-18-2023, 08:15 PM
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I got under the car looking for a clunk that I am starting to hear whenever I tap the brakes. I was thinking it might have been something I didn't tighten when I recently did the front pads and rotors, but everything was tight. I yanked on all the control arms and the clunk is actually coming from what I believe is called the "tension strut." The front right is pretty wobbly but the front left is not far behind it.

https://www.pelicanparts.com/techart...eplacement.htm
I have never had to replace any links on this car (I am still only at 128k miles), though the previous owner had the "front thrust rod bushings" replaced at 72k miles (I am not sure what those are). Would be happy to hear any experiences with replacing either the entire arm or just the bushing, and whether I should do anything else at the same time.
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