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Originally Posted by Themoog
My 01 4.4 has a slight knocking from the front end over small bumps in the road. It doesn’t sound or feel like those stupid lower ball joints or anything near the wheels but more steering rack related.
I’ll check the inner tie rods later but I wanted to ask about the rack itself. Does it have the Teflon wedge / bush like later racks that can be adjusted or replaced?
I have a feeling that it could be something to do with that. Mine has the standard hydro power steering.
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Find a speed bump and drive over it just fast enough so that the wheels drop off the back side (not roll down) and not bounce, if you hear the clunk on the compression (upside) it's your long control arm if it's when it becomes unsprung (before touching down) after the speed bump it's the short control arm. Make sure you drive over it square on. If it makes the noise when fully compressed check the strut tower bearings.
So far this has worked for me and held true but I also use a speed bump close to a flat wall to help amplify and pinpoint the sound.
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