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Where is that clunk coming from?? 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be David Johnson on  Sat Dec 8 18:09 CST 2007 [RELATED]

Car is an '86 240DL, 297,000 miles.

There is a clunk coming from the right front suspension traveling over bumps in the road. It can be felt through the floor pan and the steering wheel. If I'm not holding on to the wheel with a firm grip when this happens, the car will pull violently to the right.

I have replaced the strut (Bilstein), the strut mount, the ball joints, and the outer tie-rod end. Clunk and other symptoms persist.

If it's the inner tie-rod end, am I looking at a new rack? The factory rack was replaced at 180,000 with a rebuilt OEM rack that I purchased through RPR Volvo Parts in California. I would think that a rebuilt rack would last longer than 117K, but maybe note.

TIA!






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