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			| tuanle16 | 09-22-2013 12:47 PM |  
 advice please
 hey guys,  i recently changed out the track arms to get rid of an annoying rattle.  it worked!  i was so happy.  no noise, no rattle.  so i decided to get my wheels aligned.  they were able to align all wheels except the right rear.  they told me that i needed to replace the strut assembly AND lower control arm.  they said that max'ed out the adjustment and can't do any better.  however, now my problem is that since i got the alignment...i have a new clunk sound in the right rear area.  is this coincidental?  i brought it back to them and again, they said that it's because i need to change the strut assembly and lower control arm.  now, remember, it did not make any noise prior to the alignment adjustment.  so are they right?  i brought it to another indy for him to check it out.  he wasn't sure where the noise comes from either.  it doesn't clunk when i drive over a speed bump or when driving steadily.  it only clunks when i hit a small pot hole or when i change gears or just with slight deceleration or acceleration, ie quick slight jerks.  i took a rubber mallet and hit the control arm to try to reproduce the sound.  could not find it.  however, when i hit the strut spring/coil, it does sound different from the left rear.  so could this be it?  it doesn't make a clunk sound, but it does produce a different sound.  so..i'm leaning on replacing the right rear strut assembly.  so i looked into buying the parts.  it seems like the coil/spring does not come with it when i buy it brand new.  so, should i buy a used part that includes the coil/spring?  if so, are the left and right interchangeable?  or.. am i totally off and barking up the wrong tree?  any suggestions of where this clunk is coming from? |