hammo400 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I have a faint rattle in the front end when going over sudden shallow depressions in the road or continual small 'ripples' in the pavement. The rattle is a slight metal clinking and/or that hollow thud, thud I had heard from the rear suspension towers in my '88 Camry. I had the suspension checked, steering UJ replaced, upper control arms and tie rods replaced, bushings are OK...what could it be ??? The guys at Lexus don't have a clue, and I think I got taken for a new Universal as I took the one removed to another dealer who said it was fine, and at $91.50 per hour, I can't afford their lack of answers. Hammo400 '91 Lexus LS400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90LS400Lexus Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I have a faint rattle in the front end when going over sudden shallow depressions in the road or continual small 'ripples' in the pavement.The rattle is a slight metal clinking and/or that hollow thud, thud I had heard from the rear suspension towers in my '88 Camry. I had the suspension checked, steering UJ replaced, upper control arms and tie rods replaced, bushings are OK...what could it be ??? The guys at Lexus don't have a clue, and I think I got taken for a new Universal as I took the one removed to another dealer who said it was fine, and at $91.50 per hour, I can't afford their lack of answers. Hammo400 '91 Lexus LS400 My car does this as well. I have been advised here that it is my bushings causing it. I do not doubt that, but when I had my car at the Lexus dealer having the vibration problem checked, he assured me that all of the steering components are fine. Strange, because I thought they would have noticed this, but I definitely have that awful, annoying, clunking noise when I hit a bump, with either of the front tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF3 Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Shiznit8 Writes: "i have the same thing on my 96 i can see cracks in the bushings on both side on the arm that are connected on the lower control arm i have not replaced mine to see if that would cure the problem. the only other thing it could be the strut." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXDOGG Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 I had the same problem and i changed the control arm bushings an no luck. then I changed the struts and still no luck. I finally looked uner the front end an I noticed that my swaybar mount bushings were trashed! I changed them and the noise was gone. i spent 200 bucks in patrs and come to find out it was $15 bushings So check your swaybar bushigs Lexx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90LS400Lexus Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Do you recall how long it took you to replace your sway bar bushings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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