Trying to locate a little clunk sound from the rear and looking for advice

[morgal48]

$170/each? Shop around. Made by TRW for Porsche. Only difference is the Porsche logo is ground off. I bought both sides for less than $170. And they aren't that easy to change.. After you remove the track arms, before you start to install the new ones, be sure to have a jack under the wheel hub to adjust the height or you will have one devil of a time reinstalling the track arm. The LCA moves through x, y, and z axes. And the nut on the top of the front, non forked end is captive. Several videos on YT. Have fun.

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by morgal48

$170/each? Shop around. Made by TRW for Porsche. Only difference is the Porsche logo is ground off. I bought both sides for less than $170. And they aren't that easy to change.. After you remove the track arms, before you start to install the new ones, be sure to have a jack under the wheel hub to adjust the height or you will have one devil of a time reinstalling the track arm. The LCA moves through x, y, and z axes. And the nut on the top of the front, non forked end is captive. Several videos on YT. Have fun.

Thank you, last real work I did on a car was control arm bushings on my old 530 about 10yrs ago. Not sure I want to tackle this by myself, I'd hate to start and not be able to complete it. We'll see, it's fine for now.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by Jasper7821

Thank you, last real work I did on a car was control arm bushings on my old 530 about 10yrs ago. Not sure I want to tackle this by myself, I'd hate to start and not be able to complete it. We'll see, it's fine for now.

Go for it. If you can't complete it... and you have to take it to a shop, well... there you are.

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Go for it. If you can't complete it... and you have to take it to a shop, well... there you are.

First thing I did was change the brake light switch cause the car had no brake lights. That was easy except for how limber your body has to be to get to the switch.
Next I’m going to tackle the “window won’t drop” trick with cable ties or bicycle adjuster. If that goes well, maybe then I’ll try the track arm link.

[tonythetiger]

Originally Posted by Jasper7821

First thing I did was change the brake light switch cause the car had no brake lights. That was easy except for how limber your body has to be to get to the switch.
Next I’m going to tackle the “window won’t drop” trick with cable ties or bicycle adjuster. If that goes well, maybe then I’ll try the track arm link.

sincere advice on this is once you go to the trouble of accessing the regulator, best to just change it out. The ball bearing regulators work better also. Remember to make sure you don't disconnect the airbags before disconnecting the battery or reconnect the battery without having the airbags connected. :+)

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by tonythetiger

sincere advice on this is once you go to the trouble of accessing the regulator, best to just change it out. The ball bearing regulators work better also. Remember to make sure you don't disconnect the airbags before disconnecting the battery or reconnect the battery without having the airbags connected. :+)

Thank you 😉

[Qingdao]

Surprised nobody has recommended sway bar endlinks.

Easy to diagnose. Just grab the spherical joints on both the bar end and the strut end and shake them. If there is play in the joints... there's your noise.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by Jasper7821

First thing I did was change the brake light switch cause the car had no brake lights. That was easy except for how limber your body has to be to get to the switch.
Next I’m going to tackle the “window won’t drop” trick with cable ties or bicycle adjuster. If that goes well, maybe then I’ll try the track arm link.

I'll put my 5'/100lb wife in charge of the ignition switch. My hands are like mittens when it comes to those tight spots.

Good luck on the windows and... Tony's advice sounds good: "...once you go to the trouble of accessing the regulator, best to just change it out.". I know I'll consider that if ever I have to check out regulators.

Good luck!

[Jasper7821]

Originally Posted by Starter986

I'll put my 5'/100lb wife in charge of the ignition switch. My hands are like mittens when it comes to those tight spots.

Good luck on the windows and... Tony's advice sounds good: "...once you go to the trouble of accessing the regulator, best to just change it out.". I know I'll consider that if ever I have to check out regulators.

Good luck!

Ya, I had to go to the chiropractor after changing the brake light switch.
We'll see about the regulator, from watching some videos it doesn't seem all that bad. And several people have said it's been a long time since they did the cable tie or adjuster and the window still works just fine. So we'll see.