Hi,
I seem to have developed a new popping noise in the suspenion/steering system. It occurs fairly intermittently, although at times, I can reproduce it by jabbing the brake pedal lightly, going over fast/uneven bumps (where a significant amount of weight is transferred to the front suspension), and or steering in a tight radius circle. There is no real correlation with speed.
I'm wondering if it is the sway bar end links going bad, because I am noticing that my steering wheel feels slightly loose (there is a clicking sound from the steering column if I go over some serious bumps, but I'm not sure if this is due to normal play in the tilt steering mechanism or not). However, the steering action itself still feels "tight", although tight is a relative term (the LS ain't exactly the definition of steering response...)
Does anyone have any idea whether these are normal symptoms of bad sway bar end links? The car drives great, but this little problem is driving me nuts! Thanks!
(By the way, recently replaced: upper strut mounts, strut rods, upper sway bar bushings, power steering fluid change)