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Old 01-05-2020, 10:57 AM   #1
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I don't turn until I clear one can, and it is in the garage on the right. Did I mention the sound comes from the left side?

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Bump Stops are new, replaced with struts. I grabbed the coil spring and tried to shake it, and it is solid. This with the car raised and the LF wheel off.
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Old 01-05-2020, 02:09 PM   #2
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Check the front roll bar bushings and drop links. You may have camber or elevation changes on your driveway that are not present on the road
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Old 01-06-2020, 12:46 PM   #3
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I don't turn until I clear one can, and it is in the garage on the right. Did I mention the sound comes from the left side?
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Old 01-06-2020, 01:41 PM   #4
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Used to notice the same thing when backing while turning sharply out of my space at work. Could not id a mechanical problem. Finally I attributed it to a slight difference in track angle of the front wheels at extremes of steering, causing tension that would release itself with the clunk when finally one tire had to abruptly skid a little bit sideways to relieve the tension. IDK if this is diagnostically accurate, but the clunk went away whenI just stopped cutting the wheel so sharply while backing.
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Old 01-06-2020, 03:58 PM   #5
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Do you mean Sway Bar Bushings? I did replace the drop links.
They are the only things I didn't replace. Maybe I'll check the torque on the mounting bolts.

The driveway is flat in front of the garage and slopes away to the street at a 90 degree angle.

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Old 01-07-2020, 03:11 PM   #6
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Yes I meant both. Worn sway bushes will yield a clunk at some point
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