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hey guys
i have this weird loose clunking sound coming from the front driver side. i've checked the 17mm bolt on the coilover,perches and preload been checked almost everyday. and yet i still get that cluncking sound when it driving straight. kinda like something is loose. it sounds like its coming from the top mount. but everything is tight? i dont see any oil coming out from the coilover. so im guessing its not shot. can anyone suggest other possiblites? i've checked everything. still get the clunking sound.only when im driving and when it picks up little bumps on the road. no spring binding sound when im turning or anything? please help me fellows!!! cuz if i can't solve this problem. my coilovers are gona to the dump and just going to put back oem shocks and springs

 
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I'm the dump J/K did you check plastic cap on top of the spring... Thats what mine was doing..

 
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you mean that plastic o-ring? there is but it looks like its squished to me. could that be the problem causing the coils to make clunking sound?
i've had these coils for a year and a half.. and this problem just started 3 weeks ago.. when i had to drive over some icey roads..

 
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Thats what i thought it may be but if you have had them on a year and a half then sad to say i bet it is blown....imo

 
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yah theres this other thing that i noticed that my steering wheel is slightly turned to the right a little bit. do you think this whole situation is just an alignment problem, that would cost it to make clunking loose sound/

 
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uhm...i think the clunking is from having the top mount backwards

 
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what do you mean by that? its been on the car for 1.5 years no problems then with the recent dump of snow and ice. that's when all these problems came up. someone help me.. really close on just throwing these coils on the garbage and just put back the stocks.. HELP ME!!!!

 
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Sorry to be tardy to the party. Perhaps the pillowballs are worn? I'm not really sure because I've had the clunk due to loose perch ring thingy and it clunkwed when turning too, which is not something you're getting. Also even though it sounds like the clunk is coming from up top, be sure to check ball joints and tie rods. A killed ball joint will clunk.

 
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yah just checked the balljoint and tie rods. still looks good. my cars an 05 EL with 28,000kms. everything else looks good. so pretty much the pillowball is worn out.and it cost 388cdn for a replacement one. it was fine before it snowed. then i drove with with snow then ice freeze then snow again.after all those icey roads it screwed them up

 
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That's really funny it did that, I've had my Megans about as long as yours through winter and they're still going strong. I wonder if a pillowball mount from any other company's coilovers will work, considering so many of them come frrom the same sources anyway...

 
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yah i know. its so annoying it made that sound just after it snowed and temeprature went -15.. do you guys know if its bad drving around with a bad pillowball mount?

 
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take off the wheel and look around the shock for oil... the shock might be blown