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Hello Civic forums (still new to this) I have a 2001 Civic EX with 127k miles on it, nearing 128k. I recently did the whole front suspension a few months ago. The lower control arm, brakes, tie rod end, sway bar links, sway bar bushings, ball joints and springs and struts have been changed. Now very recently I started hearing a new sound like metal hitting metal or a clunking noise. I found out the front engine mount had to change so I replaced that but the noise is still there. I've suspected the outer CV joints but they're fine. The inner one is on the driver's side is actually leaking grease I think. Does anyone think that could be the problem? Has anyone else came across this noise? If it helps I also had the alignment done and I was told the subframe is a little off, however my car hasn't been in any accidents.

Any help or suggestions is much appreciated!

 
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Is it leaking grease, or isn't it?

Can you see a torn rubber boot? If your answer is "yes", then it is quite possible that a new rebuilt halfshaft (do both sides) will take care of your problem.

I guess it is possible to just replace the torn boot and repack it with grease.
More experienced folks here will answer that question. I always had the shafts replaced as a pair.

 
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c/v joint normally dont clunk, they are relatively easy to diagnose, the make more noise when turn sharply, they rarely make any noise going straight even if they are totally shot

 
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Sorry I should have also mentioned whenever I go over a bump or small dip in the road it makes that noise. I'm not sure what else it could be, I only hear it from the drivers side

 
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strut mount, ball joint, lower control arm bushing, sway bar links,

those are the most common things, i cant think of anything else

 
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All those have been changed, I'll have to take a better look underneath when I can, school semester is coming up soon and I'm leaving on holiday for a week

 
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Figured out the problem, the sway bar links were in fact loose. I don't know how they got loose but they just needed to be tightened. Got it tightened a while back but only now i got back to posting here.

 
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I had a clunk on my 01 civic coming from the driver's side when accelerating from a stop and when heavy braking. The noise started right after I had the subframe out of the car when changing the transmission input shaft bearing. A year later, and after replacing nearly everything in the front end with no success, I finally found the issue. Apparently the subframe should be tightened with weight on the tires, not when jacked up. I loosened the 4 -17mm bolts holding it, let the car off the jack stands, then tightened them back up. Clunking is finally gone! Another thing I did was make sure the sway bar was aligned correctly, equal distance from the control arm on both sides – loosen the 2 bushing brackets and use a pry bar to wiggle it left or right as needed. Hopefully this helps someone before replacing everything like I did. I even paid a mechanic to diagnose the noise, he had me replacing parts unnecessarily. Cheers!