[snuffyboy3]

...well i thought it was a wheel bearing but im not sure, i usually get this clunking sound when i take of a bit fast in first gear, somtimes[edit]usualy going over bumps, and into driveways...i think it might be either wheel bearing or strut bearing...any ideas/info is appreciated...thanks...
-robert


[Modified by snuffyboy3, 10:49 PM 2-6-2002]

 

[euro sport]

Re: Wut sound would a Broken Strur Bearing make??? (snuffyboy3)

A bad wheel bearing will sound like a strange humming noise, especially when you are going straight then suddenly turn the wheel. Sometimes you can pull the wheel off of the car, grab the top and bottom of the rotor, and wiggle it a little bit on its' x-axis.
The clunking sound can definitely indicate a bad strut bearing. The only way you can really tell is to pull the strut off and disassemble it. The bearing itself is fairly small and sits directly under that huge strut bushing at the top.

 

[tallpaul]

Re: Wut sound would a Broken Strur Bearing make??? (snuffyboy3)

i had a very similar problem (exactly the same from what you described) and it was a bad ball joint. I would check that.

 

[mriccob]

Re: Wut sound would a Broken Strur Bearing make??? (tallpaul)

I have somewhat of a similar problem. I feel a slight clunking in the left front of the car as I am driving on flat roads.