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Clunking front end (the usual items are good) CV joints? 850

posted by  kirkpzed on  Sat Sep 10 09:49 CST 2005
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Hey there. My '95 850 Turbo Wagon has been clunking over bumps for a few months. Recently I replaced my Bilsteins with Boges. The roads in Cleveland are so bad that while I loved the performance the Bilsteins offered my ride was most often too jarring. New spring seats were installed the strut mounts looked okay. The sway bar links are good, the sway bar mounts are tight and the control arms are new.

About 20K miles ago I changed the CV boot on the pass side where it sounds like the clunk is. There is no clicking or grinding when I turn and I noticed it looks like some grease has coated the lower part of the timing belt cover (just above the CV joint) recently.

Could a bad CV joint be the culprit? What about a bad steering rack?

I am stumped and my frustration is causing my eyes to wander to a replacement.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

'95 850 Turbo Wagon
'88 240 Sedan
'64 1800 (on blocks at this point, but soon to be cherry)






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