[hayalex6]

So driving over to a weekly car meet that happens here at TX St., I go over a bump, and hear a clunk. So I immediately think omg wtf, I'm screwed.

I pull over into a parking lot, get out, and see that wow, nothing feels loose, looks off kilter or anything.

Drive some more, and it's getting worse.

Not good. I'm a 30 min drive on a highway away from home.

Anyone have any idea what could be making a clunking noise whenever I go over a bump. I'm kind of afraid driving anywhere now.

 

[DTRAIN619]

Is the sound from the front or rear of your ride? Left or right side? I had a similar noise, turned out to be a broken shock mount on the rear passenger side.

 

[Padanky]

Sway bar bushings, I had a full Mazdaspeed suspension on my Protege5 and same thing used to happen to me. Then Mazda found the problem and tried many different things to correct the Clunk. When they finally found the correction, it was the rear sway bar bushings. I then ordered the new corrected bushings and the clunk was gone.

 

[BigBaby]

if u swapped springs or added a strut bar, it could be that the nut at the top of one of the the strut towers is loose.

 

[hayalex6]

Ahhh, yes I did just put in some H.Techs. I'll let you know tomorrow, as luck would have it a friend here has a full tool set with him.

 

[DTRAIN619]

Ahhh, yes I did just put in some H.Techs. I'll let you know tomorrow, as luck would have it a friend here has a full tool set with him.

Good luck, we'll be waiting for good news!

 

[squirrel]

I would check the strut nut, even mine came loose after a year, and it was torqued down w/ an impact wrench. It would only make a noise on bumps.

 

[BOXlover11]

take a look at the strut nut. The Dip $*@ts that installed my coilovera didn't tighten it down all the way. I drove from Riv to HB, hearing the exact same noise, with it like that. Got to the allignment place, and the guy said I was about 3 turns from losing the rear end

 

[hayalex6]

oh yeah! Problem is fixed. Turns out is was the nut on top of the front drivers side strut, just tightend it all down, and I'm good as new. Thanks for the tips.

 

[squirrel]

oh yeah! Problem is fixed. Turns out is was the nut on top of the front drivers side strut, just tightend it all down, and I'm good as new. Thanks for the tips.

99.99% of the time, that's what it is. Glad it wasn't anything serious.

 

[synapse]

take a look at the strut nut. The Dip $*@ts that installed my coilovera didn't tighten it down all the way. I drove from Riv to HB, hearing the exact same noise, with it like that. Got to the allignment place, and the guy said I was about 3 turns from losing the rear end

man that would have given me a corinary right there in the shop
where did you get that suspention set up lovin the "green"

 

[hayalex6]

Look like Tein coils.

 

[squirrel]

Yep, TEIN coilovers. But I have black springs now. I used to have green ones.

 

[BOXlover11]

Yep, TEIN coilovers. But I have black springs now. I used to have green ones.

The coilovers is what made me decide my color scheme I love that nice wizard of OZ emerald green.

 

[grizzly_choppers]

JSY'allK, I got the clunk in mine fixed today. Both strut mount nuts were loose in the front. Apparently, these aren't nylock nuts or anything. A jam nut may be in order to prevent this in the future.

-Alex

 

[BOXlover11]

If you ever buy coilovers, it plainly states to check the bolts monthly for looseness. I always put the ride on the jack once a month to check out all the aftermarket parts that I've put on.